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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.

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Rogue builder jailed for serial offences

Posted: 13 October 2022

UPDATES: A persistent rogue builder has been jailed after repeatedly targeting consumers with substandard work, leaving victims to pay thousands more to rectify dangerous and defective repairs.
 

Newport stubs out illegal tobacco shops

Posted: 28 September 2022

UPDATES: Coordinated action against illegal tobacco sales has seen Newport businesses sanctioned as Trading Standards and partner agencies intensify efforts to disrupt organised criminal supply.
 

Obituary: Eifion Huws

Posted: 11 September 2022

UPDATES: A tribute to Eifion Huws reflects on his long service in Gwynedd and Anglesey Trading Standards, his expertise in weights and measures, and the warmth, mentoring and professionalism remembered by colleagues.
 

Illicit tobacco sellers prosecuted

Posted: 08 May 2022

UPDATES: A husband and wife have been prosecuted after trading standards officers uncovered counterfeit tobacco, dangerous goods and other offences, demonstrating the continued focus on disrupting the illicit tobacco trade.
 

New Welsh animal welfare plan

Posted: 04 November 2021

UPDATES: Wales has launched a five-year animal welfare plan setting out priorities to improve standards across companion animals, livestock and wildlife, with education, enforcement and partnership working central to its delivery.
 

Crackdown on illicit puppies in Wales

Posted: 27 September 2021

UPDATES: A major enforcement operation in Wales has uncovered alleged illegal puppy farming, with hundreds of dogs rescued or seized as investigators target organised criminality fuelled by soaring pandemic demand for pets.
 

Ask Italian fined over misleading dish

Posted: 16 January 2020

UPDATES: Ask Italian has been fined £40,000 after Swansea Trading Standards found its premium lobster and king prawn dish contained only a small amount of lobster alongside white fish and filler.
 

Councillor declared Hero for TS support

Posted: 03 July 2019

UPDATES: Councillor James Evans' sustained backing for trading standards in Powys, from political leadership to public advocacy, has strengthened local services and earned CTSI's Political Hero Award.
 

Woman jailed for £200,000 PPI fraud

Posted: 18 June 2019

UPDATES: A Welsh fraudster has been jailed after using a bogus PPI claims business to deceive hundreds of victims out of almost £200,000, bringing another successful trading standards prosecution against a persistent offender.
 

Obituary: Andrew William Mackay

Posted: 07 June 2019

UPDATES: Colleagues pay tribute to Andrew William Mackay, whose long career in Welsh trading standards, commitment to food standards and dedication to mentoring earned widespread respect across the profession and left a lasting legacy.
 

£1.6m POCA order for Operation Gleam

Posted: 25 June 2018

ANALYSIS: Operation Gleam began with unsafe tooth-whitening products at the Royal Welsh Show and grew into a multi-agency fraud investigation exposing eight years of phoenix companies, misleading sales and dangerous peroxide levels. Powys Trading Standards’ £1.6m POCA order showed how persistence, regional cooperation and financial investigation can turn a local enquiry into serious enforcement.
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