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A rogue trader who sold counterfeit face masks has been fined more than £15,000
Posted 25 February 2022 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Counterfeit Goods|London
UPDATES: Ealing Council Trading Standards secured a £15,232 penalty against a Southall company that sold counterfeit branded face masks and non-compliant hand sanitiser during the pandemic, exposing consumers to unsafe products marketed as protective essentials.
A rogue trader in Southall who sold counterfeit face masks and illicit hand sanitiser bottles has been fined more than £15,000 following a successful prosecution by Ealing Council Trading Standards.
Ulgeet Singh, sole director of Yark London Ltd, appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates Court on 22 February to answer 13 offences under the Trade Marks Act 1994 and the Consumer Products Enforc...
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