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Posted: 16 April 2025
UPDATES: Targeted enforcement action tackles short measures, highlighting the value of routine inspections in maintaining fair trading and protecting consumers.
Posted: 26 March 2025
UPDATES: A retailer has been fined after Trading Standards uncovered unlawful health claims and regulatory breaches involving coffee products, reinforcing the importance of compliance in a fast-growing market.
Posted: 06 March 2025
UPDATES: A rogue builder who defrauded a vulnerable homeowner has been ordered to repay £50,000 following a successful Trading Standards prosecution, reinforcing the consequences of targeting consumers through poor-quality building work.
Posted: 24 February 2025
UPDATES: Kent Trading Standards has warned of the risks posed by largely unregulated nicotine pouches after seizing tens of thousands of non-compliant products destined for UK consumers.
Posted: 06 February 2025
UPDATES: Oxfordshire Trading Standards Officers removed almost 10,000 counterfeit and illicit cigarettes and tobacco products from shops across the county in a series of raids at the end of.
Posted: 28 January 2025
UPDATES: Kent County Council Trading Standards has successfully prosecuted three fraudsters who ripped off motorists with a car-clocking scam. A complex and extensive investigation by the Kent Trading Standards.
Posted: 23 January 2025
UPDATES: Enforcement work by Oxfordshire County Council Trading Standards has resulted in a suspended sentence for a shepherd who committed animal welfare and farming standards offences, leaving the decaying.
Posted: 15 January 2025
UPDATES: A substantial court penalty for an Oxfordshire trader underlines the consequences of breaching consumer protection law and reinforces the importance of robust local enforcement.
Posted: 14 January 2025
UPDATES: A persistent rogue roofer has been jailed after leaving consumers out of pocket, demonstrating the impact of coordinated Trading Standards investigations and successful prosecution.
Posted: 19 December 2024
UPDATES: Safety testing has identified serious defects in imported plastic steps, prompting enforcement action and reinforcing the need for robust product compliance before goods reach consumers.
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