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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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Illegal vodka distillery discovered

Posted: 20 February 2023

UPDATES: HMRC officers, supported by Staffordshire Trading Standards, have dismantled a counterfeit vodka factory near Lichfield capable of producing 150 bottles an hour. The seizure exposed suspected fake Krackoff vodka, large storage tanks and an operation estimated to be evading £2.5m in excise duty each year.
 

Suspended sentence for COVID fraudster

Posted: 17 February 2023

UPDATES: Southwark Trading Standards’ prosecution of Bishop Climate Wiseman exposed the sale of £91 bottles of ‘Plague Protection Oil’ falsely promoted as a COVID-19 cure. The case shows how officers balanced community sensitivity, expert evidence and legal preparation to tackle dangerous health claims during the pandemic.
 

Orkney TS praised for successes

Posted: 17 February 2023

UPDATES: Orkney’s four-person Trading Standards team has been praised after recovering £110,000 for a scam victim, preventing further losses and helping residents secure refunds. The article highlights the value of a small, locally trusted service working across isolated island communities with limited resources.
 

Rogue builder jailed for fraud offences

Posted: 15 February 2023

UPDATES: Southwark Trading Standards’ investigation into rogue builder Richard Nicholls revealed more than £1.1m in losses, unfinished and dangerous work, and victims left financially and emotionally devastated. His three-year prison sentence followed support from the National Trading Standards Tri Regional Investigation Team and detailed financial evidence.
 

Suffolk TS secures victim compensation

Posted: 15 February 2023

UPDATES: Suffolk Trading Standards has secured £50,000 in compensation for victims of David Waters, whose mobility furniture company took deposits from elderly and disabled consumers but failed to deliver. The payout follows his fraud conviction and underlines the team’s work beyond prosecution to recover money for those harmed.
 

Making regulation work better

Posted: 15 February 2023

ANALYSIS: Professor Chris Hodges argues that regulation works best when it focuses less on outputs and punishment, and more on trust, cooperation and real-world outcomes. Drawing on aviation, finance and Trading Standards, he makes the case for outcome-based cooperative regulation that supports ethical cultures while retaining consequences for serious wrongdoing.
 

Allergens: a matter of life and death

Posted: 15 February 2023

ANALYSIS: Natasha’s Law has strengthened allergen labelling for pre-packed food, but patchy awareness, supplier changes and limited local authority resources still leave consumers at risk. Through the work of David Pickering, Dilys Harris and the family of Megan Lee, the article shows why allergen compliance is a life-saving duty, not a technical formality.
 

Illicit tobacco seized in NE Lincs

Posted: 13 February 2023

UPDATES: North East Lincolnshire Trading Standards and Humberside Police have seized illegal cigarettes, tobacco, shisha and disposable vapes from five businesses in Grimsby and Cleethorpes. The Operation CeCe raids removed products worth tens of thousands of pounds and continued a local enforcement drive against illicit tobacco sales.
 

Touchstone winners make their mark

Posted: 08 February 2023

ANALYSIS: In June 2022 the British Hallmarking Council (BHC) Touchstone Award was presented at the CTSI Conference in Bristol....
 

Dorset man fined for unsafe fireworks

Posted: 08 February 2023

UPDATES: A business owner who failed to take measures to protect the public during a firework display has been...
 

Trading Standards focus of REUL debate

Posted: 07 February 2023

UPDATES: Trading Standards and consumer rights were in the spotlight yesterday evening (6 February) in the House of Lords...
 

Government replaces BEIS with new dept

Posted: 07 February 2023

UPDATES: The Government has announced that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has been replaced with...
 

Leicestershire rogue builder jailed

Posted: 06 February 2023

UPDATES: A builder from Leicestershire has been handed a four-year prison sentence after being found guilty of fraud offences....
 

Apprenticeships: a class act

Posted: 06 February 2023

ANALYSIS: For some of us, finding ourselves back at our old schools is the stuff of anxiety-inducing bad dreams;...
 

NI TSS reveals coal short measures

Posted: 30 January 2023

UPDATES: An investigation by the Northern Ireland Trading Standards Service (TSS) has revealed that almost one in 10 bags...
 

Closing remarks

Posted: 30 January 2023

OPINION: When I joined East Sussex Consumer Protection Department in 1974, straight from school, I did not really understand...
 

The work of a lifetime

Posted: 24 January 2023

ANALYSIS: Hallmarking has been enforced in Great Britain since the 14th century. CTSI Fellow Robert Grice has not been...
 

CPPD Module 23: Knives

Posted: 24 January 2023

DEVELOPMENT: Knife and offensive weapon offending has a devastating effect on individuals, families and communities. The unlawful provision and...
 

Essex TS prosecutes smallholder

Posted: 24 January 2023

UPDATES: An investigation uncovered pigs left emaciated without adequate food, water or bedding, leading to prosecutions that underline the consequences of serious farm animal welfare failures.
 

Jail for Oxfordshire rogue roofers

Posted: 24 January 2023

UPDATES: Rogue traders who targeted an elderly homeowner with worthless roofing work have been jailed after expert evidence exposed the scale of the fraud.