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North Tyneside TS seized and destroyed unsafe and unlabelled furniture
Posted 19 December 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Product Safety|North East
UPDATES: Enforcement action has removed unsafe upholstered furniture from sale after fire safety concerns were identified, demonstrating how product regulation protects consumers from potentially life-threatening risks.
North Tyneside Council Trading Standards has destroyed unlabelled, unsafe and flammable furniture after a local retailer was found to be stocking items including armchairs, sofas and mattresses that failed to meet fire safety standards.
The Trading Standards team became aware of the situation after receiving a complaint about furniture being sold without the legally required safety labell...
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