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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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Crime networks forge ahead in fakes
Posted: 06 June 2018
UPDATES: A EUIPO synthesis report warned that organised crime groups were becoming more sophisticated in counterfeiting and piracy, using complex supply chains, online platforms and social media to profit from intellectual property crime. With fake goods damaging economies, funding wider criminality and posing health and safety risks, enforcement bodies called for stronger intelligence-led responses.
Obituary: Harold Hunt
Posted: 31 May 2018
UPDATES: Harold Hunt’s obituary traces a career of quiet public service, from national service and Berkshire weights and measures to four decades with Oxfordshire Trading Standards. Remembered for his legal expertise, food law knowledge, mentoring, Institute commitment and lifelong love of cricket, he left a strong legacy across his profession and community.
Scammers in the summer
Posted: 24 May 2018
ANALYSIS: Summer events bring opportunities for rogue traders as well as families, with fake tickets, bogus holidays, counterfeit goods, unsafe products and poor food standards all finding a market around fairs, concerts and car boot sales. The article shows how trading standards, legislation and schemes such as Real Deal help protect consumers and legitimate traders.
Trading standards comes together
Posted: 23 May 2018
UPDATES: CTSI Symposium 2018 brought the profession to Nottingham with a new venue, a refined structure and a programme focused on influence, best practice and legal expertise. From Andrew Griffiths’ keynote on demonstrating local economic value to masterclasses on dishonesty and POCA, the event aimed to strengthen trading standards’ voice with decision-makers.
New Journal for CTSI members
Posted: 23 May 2018
UPDATES: CTSI launches the Journal of Trading Standards as its flagship publication, bringing together expert analysis, professional insight and informed debate to strengthen the profile of trading standards and consumer protection across the UK.
Enforcement balance at sporting events
Posted: 23 May 2018
ANALYSIS: As Birmingham 2022 approached, questions over security, trading restrictions and public space highlighted the difficult balance between protecting major sporting events and ensuring host communities and local businesses share in their benefits.
The real cost of fake goods
Posted: 23 May 2018
ANALYSIS: Counterfeiting reaches far beyond lost brand revenue, exposing consumers to dangerous products, organised crime and significant economic harm while creating growing enforcement challenges for trading standards and partner agencies.
Crypto fraudsters fake celeb backing
Posted: 18 May 2018
UPDATES: Fraudsters are exploiting celebrity endorsements and social media to promote bogus cryptocurrency investments, using familiar faces to build false credibility and persuade consumers to part with substantial sums.
Fake e-liquids: a troubling confection
Posted: 17 May 2018
UPDATES: Packaging that imitates popular confectionery is helping counterfeit and illicit vaping products appeal to young consumers, raising concerns over underage sales, intellectual property infringement and wider public health risks.
Focus on trading standards’ value
Posted: 16 May 2018
UPDATES: National evidence has highlighted the pressures facing trading standards, but demonstrating local economic value, consumer protection outcomes and community impact is becoming equally important in securing future investment.
