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Journal of Trading Standards, Online Edition - JoTS Online

Welcome to the Journal of Trading Standards online edition, JoTS Online. Browse through our latest Articles - including Analysis, Opinion Pieces, Features and a selection of articles from our acclaimed print journal.

Although many JoTS Online articles are open access (public), others are exclusive to CTSI Members - in which case, you'll need to login to access them. If you aren't a member of CTSI yet, you can join us here. And, if you'd like to contribute articles or suggest topics for us to cover, please email our Editorial Team.

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News Category Tags: Crime, Product Safety, Health and Safety, Counterfeit Goods, Retail, Animal Health and Welfare, Legal and Policy, Enforcement Practice, Product Recalls, Property and Housing, Automotive, Vapes, Business, CTSI Conference, CTSI Hero Awards.

 

Allergens: a matter of life and death

Posted: 15 February 2023

ANALYSIS: Natasha’s Law has strengthened allergen labelling for pre-packed food, but patchy awareness, supplier changes and limited local authority resources still leave consumers at risk. Through the work of David Pickering, Dilys Harris and the family of Megan Lee, the article shows why allergen compliance is a life-saving duty, not a technical formality.
 

Illicit tobacco seized in NE Lincs

Posted: 13 February 2023

UPDATES: North East Lincolnshire Trading Standards and Humberside Police have seized illegal cigarettes, tobacco, shisha and disposable vapes from five businesses in Grimsby and Cleethorpes. The Operation CeCe raids removed products worth tens of thousands of pounds and continued a local enforcement drive against illicit tobacco sales.
 

Touchstone winners make their mark

Posted: 08 February 2023

ANALYSIS: In June 2022 the British Hallmarking Council (BHC) Touchstone Award was presented at the CTSI Conference in Bristol....
 

Dorset man fined for unsafe fireworks

Posted: 08 February 2023

UPDATES: A business owner who failed to take measures to protect the public during a firework display has been...
 

Trading Standards focus of REUL debate

Posted: 07 February 2023

UPDATES: Trading Standards and consumer rights were in the spotlight yesterday evening (6 February) in the House of Lords...
 

Government replaces BEIS with new dept

Posted: 07 February 2023

UPDATES: The Government has announced that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has been replaced with...
 

Leicestershire rogue builder jailed

Posted: 06 February 2023

UPDATES: A builder from Leicestershire has been handed a four-year prison sentence after being found guilty of fraud offences....
 

Apprenticeships: a class act

Posted: 06 February 2023

ANALYSIS: For some of us, finding ourselves back at our old schools is the stuff of anxiety-inducing bad dreams;...
 

NI TSS reveals coal short measures

Posted: 30 January 2023

UPDATES: An investigation by the Northern Ireland Trading Standards Service (TSS) has revealed that almost one in 10 bags...
 

Closing remarks

Posted: 30 January 2023

OPINION: When I joined East Sussex Consumer Protection Department in 1974, straight from school, I did not really understand...
 

The work of a lifetime

Posted: 24 January 2023

ANALYSIS: Hallmarking has been enforced in Great Britain since the 14th century. CTSI Fellow Robert Grice has not been...
 

CPPD Module 23: Knives

Posted: 24 January 2023

DEVELOPMENT: Knife and offensive weapon offending has a devastating effect on individuals, families and communities. The unlawful provision and...
 

Essex TS prosecutes smallholder

Posted: 24 January 2023

UPDATES: An investigation uncovered pigs left emaciated without adequate food, water or bedding, leading to prosecutions that underline the consequences of serious farm animal welfare failures.
 

Jail for Oxfordshire rogue roofers

Posted: 24 January 2023

UPDATES: Rogue traders who targeted an elderly homeowner with worthless roofing work have been jailed after expert evidence exposed the scale of the fraud.
 

A time of crisis – and opportunity

Posted: 24 January 2023

OPINION: Successive shocks - from the pandemic and Brexit to inflation and war - have transformed the regulatory landscape. Amid the uncertainty, the profession has a rare opportunity to reshape consumer protection for the future.
 

Illicit vapes seized at Kent border

Posted: 23 January 2023

UPDATES: A major border operation intercepted more than 315,000 illegal vaping devices, highlighting the scale of the illicit market and the growing importance of coordinated enforcement at ports.
 

Fighting for children's rights

Posted: 23 January 2023

ANALYSIS: Baroness Beeban Kidron explains why protecting children online demands stronger legislation, greater corporate responsibility and international cooperation as digital technologies reshape childhood.
 

Forthcoming attractions

Posted: 23 January 2023

OPINION: Reflecting on a first year at CTSI, the Institute's chief executive sets out priorities for raising the profession's profile, strengthening influence and demonstrating the impact of Trading Standards.
 

Old problems, new solutions

Posted: 23 January 2023

ANALYSIS: Hallmarking has safeguarded consumers for centuries, but changing markets present new challenges. This feature examines why the system remains essential and how it continues to evolve.
 

Outsourcing accountability

Posted: 20 January 2023

OPINION: Empty high streets and outsourced services raise difficult questions about who is responsible for protecting consumers when local accountability steadily disappears.