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Posted: 20 July 2023
UPDATES: Staffordshire Trading Standards has seized more than £26,000 of illegal tobacco and vapes in raids backed by Operation CeCe, police and detection dogs, adding to a year-long haul of illicit products worth around £325,000.
Posted: 05 July 2023
UPDATES: Two brothers who illegally doctored the mileage of cars before selling them online to unsuspecting buyers have been sentenced and ordered to pay costs after a four-year investigation by Staffordshire Trading Standards. N...
Posted: 04 July 2023
UPDATES: Warwickshire Trading Standards has successfully prosecuted a farmer who caused unnecessary suffering to livestock and failed to provide adequate living conditions or suitable feed and water for the animals in his care. Trading Standards Animal...
Posted: 31 May 2023
UPDATES: Worcestershire Trading Standards has seized thousands of illicit cigarettes, illegal tobacco and non-compliant vapes during targeted operations, highlighting the continuing fight against counterfeit products and unlawful nicotine sales.
Posted: 16 May 2023
UPDATES: Staffordshire retailers are being reminded of their legal responsibilities when selling knives as Trading Standards joins police in the Ditch the Blade campaign, promoting Challenge 25, staff training and secure storage to help reduce knife crime.
Posted: 28 April 2023
UPDATES: More than one million illicit cigarettes, hundreds of kilograms of illegal tobacco and thousands of unlawful vapes have been seized in Warwickshire, highlighting Trading Standards' sustained action against organised criminal supply.
Posted: 26 April 2023
UPDATES: Staffordshire Trading Standards is using Allergy Awareness Week to remind food businesses that clear allergen information is a legal duty, after local inspections found imported products with undeclared allergenic ingredients.
Posted: 18 April 2023
UPDATES: Operation CeCe raids in Staffordshire removed £24,000 worth of illicit cigarettes, hand-rolling tobacco and illegal vapes from shops in Lichfield and Stafford, adding to a year of substantial seizures.
Posted: 20 February 2023
UPDATES: HMRC officers, supported by Staffordshire Trading Standards, have dismantled a counterfeit vodka factory near Lichfield capable of producing 150 bottles an hour. The seizure exposed suspected fake Krackoff vodka, large storage tanks and an operation estimated to be evading £2.5m in excise duty each year.
Posted: 17 January 2023
UPDATES: A retailer has been sentenced after repeated discoveries of illicit cigarettes and tobacco worth more than £8,000, highlighting the consequences of illegal tobacco sales and sustained Trading Standards enforcement.
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