Journal of Trading Standards, Online Edition - JoTS Online

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£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.

Shutters come down on illegal shops

Posted: 27 August 2024

UPDATES: Persistent illegal activity at a convenience store has resulted in a closure order after repeated investigations uncovered criminal offences over a two-year period, demonstrating the impact of sustained multi-agency enforcement.

Shopkeeper fined for underage sale

Posted: 16 August 2024

UPDATES: The Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service is reminding local retailers to ask for age...

Counterfeit handbag seller guilty

Posted: 06 August 2024

UPDATES: Wiltshire Trading Standards has secured a suspended prison sentence and costs of almost £13,000 against a woman...

Cornwall takes on high-pressure sales

Posted: 24 July 2024

UPDATES: Cornwall Trading Standards is warning residents about doorstep jet-washing traders who lure homeowners with free demonstrations before pressuring them into paying vastly inflated prices, with older people believed to be among those most frequently targeted.

Hefty fine for food safety faker

Posted: 15 July 2024

UPDATES: Falsified Salmonella testing certificates led to a food business owner being fined more than £50,000 after an investigation by the Food Standards Agency and Trading Standards uncovered serious breaches of food safety controls.

Huge tobacco seizure in Devon

Posted: 09 April 2024

UPDATES: More than 18,000 suspected illegal tobacco products and 2,000 illegal vapes have been seized by Officers from Heart of the South West Tradin.

Major illicit tobacco haul in Devon

Posted: 21 March 2024

UPDATES: A major enforcement operation in south Devon removed illicit tobacco and illegal vapes from circulation, highlighting the continuing partnership work and intelligence-led action being taken to disrupt the illegal market and protect consumers.

Contractor fined for keeping deposit

Posted: 19 February 2024

UPDATES: A fencing contractor who kept a customer's deposit without carrying out the agreed work has been fined after Trading Standards prosecuted the case, with the consumer receiving a full refund before sentencing.

Time to talk about mental health

Posted: 15 January 2024

ANALYSIS: Cornwall Trading Standards' Speak Out to Help Out initiative tackles the growing mental health crisis affecting farmers, recognising how financial pressures, isolation and emotional strain can threaten both personal wellbeing and animal welfare.

Anti-scam toolkit for students launches

Posted: 21 November 2023

UPDATES: A new Student Scams Toolkit aims to help young people recognise the frauds most likely to target them, offering practical guidance on everything from rental and employment scams to online shopping and romance fraud before losses occur.

Jail for Plymouth rogue trader

Posted: 20 October 2023

UPDATES: A rogue trader who exploited vulnerable homeowners, including a blind victim, has been jailed following an investigation by Heart of the South West Trading Standards, bringing justice in a case involving unnecessary and costly home improvement work.

Counterfeit tobacco seller guilty

Posted: 16 October 2023

UPDATES: A haul of more than 1,500 counterfeit cigarette packets uncovered at a Taunton shop led to a successful prosecution, community service and another warning that illicit tobacco continues to fund criminal activity while undermining legitimate retailers.

Rogue plumber guilty of fraud

Posted: 29 August 2023

UPDATES: A rogue plumber who repeatedly scammed an elderly couple has been given a suspended sentence and ordered to pay £8,000...

Closure order for underage vape shop

Posted: 27 July 2023

UPDATES: A Taunton shop has been closed for three months after Trading Standards and police uncovered underage vape sales, drug paraphernalia, illicit tobacco and non-compliant vapes, highlighting growing enforcement concern around products marketed to children and linked anti-social behaviour.