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Posted: 26 November 2020
UPDATES: Operation CAROL targets counterfeit goods sold through social media as festive shopping shifts online, highlighting coordinated action to protect consumers and disrupt criminal sellers.
Posted: 26 November 2020
UPDATES: Brexit uncertainty and pandemic-driven online shopping combine to create new risks for consumers buying from EU retailers ahead of Black Friday, with advice on avoiding unexpected costs and problems.
Posted: 15 November 2020
UPDATES: Complaints about online purchases have surged alongside lockdown shopping. The figures reveal changing consumer behaviour and underline the importance of knowing your rights when things go wrong.
Posted: 17 June 2020
UPDATES: CTSI has joined consumer bodies and regulators in warning retailers against pandemic price gouging, urging businesses to act responsibly as demand rises for essential goods during COVID-19.
Posted: 18 May 2020
UPDATES: The UK ban on menthol cigarettes arrives without a sell-through period, extending earlier restrictions on characterising flavours and placing fresh duties on retailers while reinforcing public health efforts to reduce youth smoking uptake.
Posted: 07 January 2020
ANALYSIS: Rising knife crime has intensified scrutiny of age-restricted sales. This feature examines the changing legal framework, the challenges facing retailers and enforcement officers, and what the Offensive Weapons Act means in practice.
Posted: 20 December 2019
ANALYSIS: Hallmarking protects consumers only when retailers comply with the law. A Scottish enforcement project uncovered widespread failures to display Dealers' Notices and identified improperly marked jewellery, highlighting the continuing need for vigilance.
Posted: 27 November 2019
UPDATES: Before rushing into Black Friday deals, consumers are urged to compare prices carefully, plan purchases and avoid being misled by discounts that may not represent genuine savings.
Posted: 17 October 2019
UPDATES: CTSI’s latest Tobacco Control Survey shows a sharp rise in illegal underage sales of nicotine-inhaling products, with vaping shops prominent among failures and funding cuts limiting the frontline response.
Posted: 26 September 2019
UPDATES: A lengthy trading standards investigation led to penalties over the distribution of unsafe child car seats, raising important questions about product safety, corporate responsibility and consumer protection.
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