LoginSuffolk TS seizes unsafe biking gear
Protective clothing that did not comply with safety standards was removed from sale
Posted 20 September 2022 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Health and Safety|East of England
UPDATES: Suffolk Trading Standards removed more than 350 items of potentially dangerous motorcycle protective clothing from sale at the Copdock Bike Show after inspections found non-compliant jeans, gloves, jackets and body suits.
More than 350 items of substandard motorcycle protective clothing were removed from sale at a bike show earlier this month after Officers from Suffolk County Council Trading Standards deemed the products potentially dangerous.
During on-the-spot inspections at the Copdock Bike Show, which was held on 4 September Officers discovered six stallholders selling motorcycle Personal Protective E...
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