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.
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Posted: 03 March 2023
UPDATES: Around £40,000 worth of non-compliant disposable vapes seized from a City retailer will be destroyed after officers found products that breached UK legal limits on nicotine-containing devices.
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.
Posted: 17 January 2023
ANALYSIS: Thousands of shop closures reflect deeper shifts in consumer behaviour, retail economics and the legacy of the pandemic, forcing town centres to rethink their future.
Posted: 16 January 2023
ANALYSIS: Barking and Dagenham Trading Standards explains its work tackling underage sales, using test purchasing and enforcement to reduce young people's access to knives, tobacco, alcohol and vapes.
Posted: 20 December 2022
UPDATES: Two shop owners have been fined following an investigation into the sale of illegal vapes, demonstrating the continuing crackdown on non-compliant vaping products.
Posted: 02 December 2022
UPDATES: A South West enforcement operation targeting underage knife sales also led officers to hundreds of illegal disposable vapes, demonstrating how intelligence-led inspections continue to expose wider consumer protection offences.
Posted: 22 November 2022
UPDATES: As Black Friday shopping intensifies, CTSI is reminding consumers how to spot misleading offers, avoid scams and make safer purchasing decisions during one of the busiest retail periods of the year.
Posted: 13 September 2022
UPDATES: Newham Trading Standards test purchases found five businesses selling alcohol or vaping products to underage volunteers, prompting investigations and reinforcing the need for retailers to uphold age-restriction rules.
Posted: 11 September 2022
UPDATES: Highland Trading Standards has seized more than 3,000 illegal vapes and warned retailers to use reputable suppliers, as officers respond to unsafe products, missing warnings and underage sales concerns.
Posted: 06 June 2022
OPINION: A chance purchase in central London becomes a reminder that fair pricing is about far more than value for money. From behavioural influences to consumer vulnerability, this argues that transparent, honest pricing remains fundamental to consumer protection.
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