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Posted: 21 April 2021
UPDATES: A Thurrock prosecution has led to fines and costs after JL Supplies Ltd and its director admitted importing and supplying unsafe toys that posed choking and asphyxiation risks to children.
Posted: 02 March 2021
UPDATES: An Oxfordshire delicatessen owner has been jailed after admitting a long-running illegal tobacco fraud involving counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes. The case demonstrates the value of coordinated investigations, expert evidence and proceeds of crime action against organised offenders.
Posted: 16 October 2020
UPDATES: A Hertfordshire importer has been fined after selling unsafe candyfloss machines that failed electrical safety tests. The prosecution highlights the risks posed by non-compliant products and the importance of effective market surveillance.
Posted: 15 September 2020
UPDATES: A major Croydon Trading Standards investigation dismantled a doorstep fraud network that exploited vulnerable homeowners, leading to multiple convictions and exposing extensive money laundering.
Posted: 10 August 2020
UPDATES: A bogus locksmith who overcharged customers by altering chip-and-PIN payments and ignored an agreement to compensate his victims has been jailed following an investigation by Buckinghamshire and Surrey Trading Standards.
Posted: 25 February 2020
UPDATES: A warning over the dangers of smoking shisha has been issued after suspected smuggled goods were seized as part of a joint operation between.
Posted: 18 February 2020
UPDATES: Trading standards officers in East Sussex have prevented would-be scammers from conning potential victims out of more than £1m, it has been.
Posted: 28 January 2020
UPDATES: The director of several plumbing companies which received numerous consumer complaints has signed a promise not to breach consumer protection laws in the future, following an investigation by Reading Trading Standards. J...
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.
Posted: 19 September 2019
UPDATES: Seven online knife retailers were prosecuted after illegal sales to an underage test purchaser exposed failures in age verification, reinforcing expectations for responsible online retailing.
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