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: 05 May 2025
UPDATES: Fresh calls for stronger action on animal welfare examine the challenges facing enforcement and the role Trading Standards can play in protecting consumers and responsible businesses.
Posted: 24 April 2025
UPDATES: Record seizures underline the scale of the illicit vape market, with Trading Standards continuing to target illegal products, organised criminality and the risks posed to consumers.
Posted: 11 April 2025
UPDATES: Trading Standards steps up efforts against sophisticated fake online shops, exposing organised criminal activity and helping protect consumers from costly fraud.
Posted: 09 April 2025
UPDATES: Retailers are urged to prepare for tighter controls on single-use vapes, with Trading Standards highlighting the environmental and consumer protection issues driving change.
Posted: 07 April 2025
UPDATES: New rules under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act are ending drip pricing and fake reviews, bringing greater transparency to online shopping and stronger protections for consumers at the point of purchase.
Posted: 28 March 2025
UPDATES: CTSI is calling for stronger Government action after new research revealed the scale of consumer detriment across the UK, with billions of pounds lost to poor practice, scams and unfair treatment.
Posted: 24 March 2025
UPDATES: New Government funding will strengthen tobacco enforcement by supporting additional Trading Standards officers, enhancing intelligence-led operations and tackling the illicit tobacco market.
Posted: 17 March 2025
UPDATES: A tribute to Timothy Alec Burton reflects on a distinguished career and the personal qualities that earned him the respect and affection of colleagues across the Trading Standards profession.
Posted: 11 March 2025
UPDATES: Laboratory testing has found that many products sold as nicotine-free vapes contained nicotine, prompting fresh concerns over product compliance, consumer protection and the need for stronger enforcement in a rapidly expanding market.
Posted: 10 March 2025
UPDATES: A major National Trading Standards investigation has resulted in lengthy prison sentences for those behind a £13.6 million modelling agency fraud that exploited young people pursuing careers in the industry.
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