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Worcestershire TS found products containing illegal additives for sale in the county
Posted 27 August 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Food and Drink|West Midlands
UPDATES: Worcestershire Trading Standards is warning parents about imported American confectionery after testing identified illegal additives in products sold locally, prompting enforcement action against the retailers involved.
Worcestershire Trading Standards has issued a warning to parents about imported American confectionery after finding products containing additives that are illegal in the UK for sale in the county.
Samples purchased from two shops by Worcestershire Trading Standards Officers and tested by the public analyst were found to contain unauthorised additives.
One of the retailers, based in...
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