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Journal of Trading Standards, Online Edition - JoTS Online

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.

Although many JoTS Online articles are open access (public), others are exclusive to CTSI Members - in which case, you'll need to login to access them. If you aren't a member of CTSI yet, you can join us here. And, if you'd like to contribute articles or suggest topics for us to cover, please email our Editorial Team.

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LTS Week takes bite out of illegal cigs

Posted: 07 October 2024

UPDATES: London Trading Standards Week opens by showcasing the capital's work against illegal tobacco, highlighting major seizures, Operation CeCe enforcement activity and the health, criminal and economic harms caused by illicit cigarettes and vapes.
 

Haul of fakes seized in Tameside

Posted: 04 October 2024

UPDATES: Trading Standards officers in Tameside seized hundreds of thousands of pounds' worth of illicit vapes, tobacco and counterfeit goods during coordinated raids, demonstrating the impact of intelligence-led operations against organised criminality.
 

Age verification app wins approval

Posted: 04 October 2024

UPDATES: A new age verification app has received Primary Authority approval after demonstrating high levels of accuracy, offering retailers an automated way to strengthen age-restricted sales compliance and record refusals.
 

OPSS issues water bead warning

Posted: 04 October 2024

UPDATES: OPSS is warning parents, retailers and professionals about the serious risks posed by expandable water beads, following reports of severe injuries overseas and renewed advice on keeping the products away from young children.
 

CTSI celebrates Black History Month

Posted: 02 October 2024

UPDATES: CTSI marks Black History Month with articles, profiles and resources celebrating Black leaders, public service pioneers and the profession's diversity while encouraging members to engage with this year's 'Reclaiming Narratives' theme.
 

'Skinny' Prosecco claims misled

Posted: 30 September 2024

UPDATES: A company and its director have been fined for making misleading claims about Prosecco following a prosecution by West Yorkshire Trading Standards. The ‘Skinny’ Prosecco 1754 and ‘Skinny’ Rose Prosecco 1754 which were marketed by Prosecco 1754 Ltd first came...
 

LBBD targets illegal tobacco

Posted: 30 September 2024

UPDATES: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Trading Standards have revealed that almost a quarter of businesses targeted by a series of recent test purchase operations were selling illegal tobacco. In intelligence-led investigations on 11 and 12 September, 42 premises were...
 

Scam Van takes to the road again

Posted: 30 September 2024

UPDATES: Scottish Borders Trading Standards is taking its Scam Van to Eyemouth, Kelso, Galashiels and Hawick, giving residents practical guidance and community resources to help them spot and avoid scams.
 

Underage vapes seller fined

Posted: 26 September 2024

UPDATES: Heart of the South West Trading Standards (HotSW TS) is reminding shopkeepers to ask their customers for ID following the prosecution of a trader who sold vapes to an under-18-year-old. At Newton Abbey Magistrates Court on 23 September Andrew Hawkins...
 

Southampton TS seizes fake goods

Posted: 24 September 2024

UPDATES: Southampton City Council Trading Standards has seized counterfeit and illicit vapes, cigarettes, watches, handbags and scarves with a combined value of more than £100,000 during inspections of two local businesses. Working alongside officers from Hampshire Police on 7 September, the...
 

Operation Vulcan seizes £1m of vapes

Posted: 23 September 2024

UPDATES: Salford City Council Trading Standards Officers, working with Greater Manchester Police as part of the Operation Vulcan initiative, have seized approximately £1m of illicit and counterfeit vapes from a Cheetham Hill shop. The products were discovered behind a hidden door...
 

Which? reveals safety failings

Posted: 20 September 2024

UPDATES: Consumer group Which? has revealed serious shortcomings in the measures online marketplaces take to monitor the safety of the products listed on their platforms by posing as a seller of potentially dangerous and illegal electric heaters on Amazon, eBay, Etsy...
 

Estate agent misled consumer

Posted: 18 September 2024

UPDATES: A Belfast estate agent has pleaded guilty to an offence under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 after failing to inform a consumer that he was a member of a property redress scheme. Desmond McGranaghan (59), trading as...
 

Turn Down Energy Scams, says TSS

Posted: 17 September 2024

UPDATES: Trading Standards Scotland (TSS) has launched a campaign to help consumers avoid domestic energy-efficiency scams, including the mis-selling of spray foam loft insulation, as the winter months approach. The focus of the ‘Turn Down Energy Scams’ campaign is on pointing...
 

Lincs rogue builder pleads guilty

Posted: 16 September 2024

UPDATES: Lincolnshire Trading Standards has secured a guilty plea from rogue builder Christopher Marshall, who took payments for materials and unfinished work, failed to provide cancellation rights and left customers facing further costs.
 

Bird flu rule change reminder

Posted: 12 September 2024

UPDATES: Birdkeepers across Great Britain must register with APHA from 1 October under new rules intended to strengthen avian flu controls, giving animal health teams clearer information during outbreaks.
 

Enforcement Order for car dealer

Posted: 10 September 2024

UPDATES: Airdrie Sheriff Court has imposed an Enforcement Order on Cumbernauld Car Sales Ltd after repeated complaints over unroadworthy vehicles, false information and failures to provide redress.
 

Illegal tobacco seized in Exmouth

Posted: 09 September 2024

UPDATES: Trading Standards officers, police and detection dogs seized more than £10,000 of illegal tobacco and non-compliant vapes in Exmouth, adding to a year of major illicit product seizures across the region.
 

Illegal puppy trader sentenced

Posted: 09 September 2024

UPDATES: A Staffordshire puppy trader who sold around 500 dogs using falsified records and misleading claims has received a suspended prison sentence after customers were left with sick animals and heavy emotional distress.
 

Fraud refund proposal slammed

Posted: 05 September 2024

UPDATES: Which? has condemned the Payment Systems Regulator’s proposal to cut the reimbursement cap for authorised push payment fraud victims from £415,000 to £85,000, warning that high-value scam victims could be abandoned.