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Posted: 19 September 2023
UPDATES: A pet food manufacturer which failed to ensure that its products were safe and free of bacteria including salmonella has been successfully...
Posted: 16 September 2023
UPDATES: An investigation by consumer organisation Which? has found that supermarket chains Tesco and Sainsbury’s may be misleading customers into...
Posted: 13 September 2023
UPDATES: The Property Ombudsman has appointed Louise Baxter, CTSI Lead Officer for Consumer Advice and Education, as a non-executive director of its...
Posted: 12 September 2023
UPDATES: Following a series of deadly fires caused by lithium batteries in e-bikes and e-scooters, the Office for Product Safety and...
Posted: 07 September 2023
UPDATES: The Government has launched a consultation designed to help improve transparency, fairness and clarity for shoppers following the publication of...
Posted: 06 September 2023
UPDATES: Two care workers in Suffolk who stepped in to protect a 101-year-old woman who had fallen prey to a clairvoyance...
Posted: 04 September 2023
UPDATES: A shopkeeper in Evesham, Worcestershire, has pleaded guilty to selling illegal cigarettes and tobacco following a prosecution by Worcestershire County...
Posted: 04 September 2023
UPDATES: Nominations are closing for the CTSI Hero Awards, which recognise trading standards officers, scam victims, charities, businesses and others who have made an outstanding contribution to consumer protection.
Posted: 30 August 2023
UPDATES: A rogue trader who targeted vulnerable pensioners, charging tens of thousands of pounds for poor quality and unnecessary work while...
Posted: 29 August 2023
UPDATES: A rogue plumber who repeatedly scammed an elderly couple has been given a suspended sentence and ordered to pay £8,000...
Posted: 25 August 2023
UPDATES: Staffordshire County Council Trading Standards is urging people to be on their guard against rogue traders and cowboy builders, having...
Posted: 24 August 2023
UPDATES: Lincolnshire County Council is ramping up its efforts to stub out illicit cigarettes in the county, securing closure orders against...
Posted: 22 August 2023
UPDATES: A nationwide rollout of the Action Fraud National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit means every police force in England and Wales can now offer specialist support to fraud victims, helping thousands avoid repeat scams while preventing millions of pounds in further losses.
Posted: 21 August 2023
UPDATES: Suffolk Trading Standards is appealing for information on convicted fraudster Wayne Parker, who absconded before sentencing after obtaining more than £765,000 through deception and is believed to have continued evading capture across several regions.
Posted: 18 August 2023
UPDATES: A sweet shop owner has been fined more than £10,000 after repeatedly selling counterfeit 'Wonka' chocolate bars with unlawful labelling, despite repeated Trading Standards advice and assurances that the products had been withdrawn.
Posted: 17 August 2023
UPDATES: Consumers are being urged to stop using certain magnetic reusable water balloons after OPSS identified products containing dangerously powerful accessible magnets that can cause fatal internal injuries if swallowed.
Posted: 17 August 2023
UPDATES: Trading Standards Scotland's latest campaign warns householders to be wary of misleading energy-efficiency offers, explaining how rogue businesses exploit demand for grants and home improvements while directing consumers towards trusted sources of impartial advice.
Posted: 17 August 2023
UPDATES: Revised National Trading Standards guidance aims to bring greater consistency to the way estate and letting agents describe property listings, reducing consumer confusion and helping businesses meet their legal obligations.
Posted: 15 August 2023
UPDATES: Colleagues pay tribute to Dr Robert Holmes-Henderson, whose five decades of service as an inspector, manager, lecturer, examiner and author left a lasting mark on Trading Standards, professional education and quality assurance.
Posted: 14 August 2023
UPDATES: Gloucestershire Trading Standards has seized thousands of pounds' worth of illegal oversized and incorrectly labelled vaping products as part of an ongoing crackdown prompted by public intelligence and retailer non-compliance.
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