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News Category Tags: Crime, Product Safety, Health and Safety, Counterfeit Goods, Retail, Animal Health and Welfare, Legal and Policy, Enforcement Practice, Product Recalls, Property and Housing, Automotive, Vapes, Business, CTSI Conference, CTSI Hero Awards.
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.
Hero Awards seek nominations
Posted: 05 September 2024
UPDATES: CTSI is calling for nominations for its 19th Hero Awards, recognising people and groups whose work protects consumers and businesses, with winners due to be honoured in Parliament in December.
Deadly additive found in fake vodka
Posted: 04 September 2024
UPDATES: Food Standards Scotland and North Lanarkshire Trading Standards have warned consumers not to drink counterfeit Glen’s vodka after testing found isopropyl, a dangerous chemical that can cause poisoning, coma or death.
Herts TS issues Oasis scam warning
Posted: 02 September 2024
UPDATES: Hertfordshire Trading Standards has urged Oasis fans to avoid ticket scams by using official sellers, checking website details and paying by credit card, as ministers also examine dynamic pricing practices.
Suffolk TS takes down rogue trader
Posted: 02 September 2024
UPDATES: A Suffolk rogue builder who took more than £17,000 in deposits without completing promised roofing work has received a suspended sentence, unpaid work, compensation order and five-year director ban.
£28,000 of illegal tobacco seized
Posted: 02 September 2024
UPDATES: Staffordshire Trading Standards has seized more than £28,000 worth of illicit tobacco, vapes and shisha in Burton raids linked to Operations CeCe and Joseph, adding to £740,000 of local seizures since the initiatives began.
CTSI speaks out on dynamic pricing
Posted: 02 September 2024
UPDATES: CTSI is calling for consumers who experienced unexpected price increases when buying Oasis concert tickets to report their experiences, adding the profession's voice to growing scrutiny of dynamic pricing and its implications for consumer protection.
Kent unites against rogue traders
Posted: 30 August 2024
UPDATES: A joint initiative by Kent Trading Standards and Kent Police's Rural Task Force saw officers engage directly with building and roofing traders, promoting compliance while reinforcing efforts to tackle rogue traders operating across the county.
Fake goods seized in Middlesbrough
Posted: 30 August 2024
UPDATES: Counterfeit designer goods were seized during enforcement activity in Middlesbrough after Trading Standards officers uncovered fake luxury brands while responding to an unrelated street trading incident, leading to further investigations.
Cumberland TS praises local shops
Posted: 30 August 2024
UPDATES: Businesses across Workington, Silloth and Maryport have been praised after repeated test purchasing exercises showed staff consistently challenged young volunteers for proof of age before selling age-restricted products.
£10,000 of illegal tobacco seized
Posted: 29 August 2024
UPDATES: A coordinated operation involving Trading Standards, police, immigration officers and a specialist tobacco detection dog removed around £10,000 of illicit tobacco from circulation as part of wider action against illegal tobacco and vape sales in North Somerset.
American candy warning issued
Posted: 27 August 2024
UPDATES: Worcestershire Trading Standards is warning parents about imported American confectionery after testing identified illegal additives in products sold locally, prompting enforcement action against the retailers involved.
