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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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Business fined for unlicensed drugs

Posted: 13 July 2022

UPDATES: A joint investigation uncovered thousands of unlicensed erectile tablets and counterfeit goods at a West London business, leading to substantial fines for the company and its director. The case highlights the risks posed by illicit medicines and the value of multi-agency enforcement.
 

ACG Awards winners announced

Posted: 20 June 2022

UPDATES: Enforcement professionals from Border Force, Trading Standards, police and industry have been recognised at the 2022 ACG Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements in protecting intellectual property rights and tackling counterfeiting across the UK.
 

Online counterfeits seller sentenced

Posted: 24 May 2022

UPDATES: A trader who sold counterfeit goods online has been sentenced after investigators uncovered large quantities of fake branded clothing and footwear, reinforcing the consequences of intellectual property crime.
 

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.
 

Oxford Street raid nabs £100,000 fakes

Posted: 12 April 2022

UPDATES: Trading standards officers seized more than £100,000 worth of counterfeit goods, illegal vaping products and snus during a major enforcement operation targeting illicit trade on London's Oxford Street.
 

Dangerous goods seller fined £46,500

Posted: 11 April 2022

UPDATES: A retailer has been fined £46,500 after thousands of counterfeit and unsafe products, including vaping liquids, phone accessories, toys and festive lights, were discovered during a lengthy trading standards investigation.
 

Elaborate cigarette hide discovered

Posted: 21 March 2022

UPDATES: Trading standards officers uncovered more than 5,000 illicit cigarettes hidden above a shop ceiling inside a sophisticated remote-controlled concealment. The discovery illustrates the increasingly elaborate methods used to evade enforcement and the continuing fight against illegal tobacco sales.
 

Pandemic boosts counterfeiting

Posted: 10 March 2022

UPDATES: New Europol and EUIPO findings show how organised criminals exploited the COVID-19 pandemic, online shopping growth and demand for healthcare products to expand counterfeiting, while the Anti-Counterfeit Group reports continued enforcement action and platform partnerships.
 

Operation CeCe celebrates success

Posted: 10 March 2022

UPDATES: Operation CeCe’s first year saw NTS, HMRC, Border Force and local trading standards remove more than £7m of illegal tobacco from sale, disrupt organised crime and secure continued funding for a three-tier enforcement strategy targeting factories, borders and street-level sellers.
 

Fake face mask trader fined

Posted: 25 February 2022

UPDATES: Ealing Council Trading Standards secured a £15,232 penalty against a Southall company that sold counterfeit branded face masks and non-compliant hand sanitiser during the pandemic, exposing consumers to unsafe products marketed as protective essentials.
 

Counterfeit clothing seller prosecuted

Posted: 27 December 2021

UPDATES: An online trader who sold counterfeit branded clothing has been found guilty of offences under the Trade Marks Act 1994 following an investigation by Dorset Council Trading Standards. James Goodwin was sentenced to 200...
 

£11,000 of illegal tobacco seized

Posted: 21 December 2021

UPDATES: A shopkeeper who continued to sell illegal and counterfeit tobacco products after his premises were raided by trading standards has been fined. Officers from Salford City Council Trading Standards found cigarettes and...
 

Illicit tobacco seized in North East Lincs

Posted: 24 November 2021

UPDATES: Trading Standards officers in North East Lincolnshire seized around 375,000 illicit cigarettes and 14.5kg of illegal tobacco worth almost £100,000 in a major enforcement operation. The haul highlights both the public safety risks posed by non-compliant tobacco products and the continuing success of Operation CeCe in tackling the illicit trade.
 

Campaign targets Christmas fakes

Posted: 19 November 2021

UPDATES: Operation Monty brings together enforcement agencies and intellectual property organisations to tackle counterfeit goods sold through social media ahead of the Christmas shopping season. The campaign aims to protect consumers from dangerous products while disrupting the criminal networks that profit from online counterfeiting.
 

Internet TV pirate sentenced

Posted: 16 November 2021

UPDATES: A Westminster Trading Standards investigation, supported by FACT and the National Crime Agency, led to the conviction of an eBay seller who made more than £82,000 supplying illegal IPTV devices used to access subscription broadcasts and films.
 

ACG raises Black Friday alarm

Posted: 04 November 2021

UPDATES: As Black Friday approaches, the Anti-Counterfeiting Group warns that counterfeit bargains can expose consumers to dangerous products and identity fraud, urging shoppers to take extra care when buying online.
 

Search dog uncovers illegal tobacco

Posted: 27 October 2021

UPDATES: A Staffordshire operation involving specialist search dog Cooper uncovered thousands of illegal cigarettes and kilograms of hand-rolling tobacco, highlighting the continuing success of Operation CeCe in tackling the illicit tobacco trade.
 

New self-storage code of practice

Posted: 25 August 2021

UPDATES: A new initiative has been set up to target criminals using self-storage facilities for counterfeit and other illicit goods. Such goods are often seized in self-storage facilities, and the scheme has been launched to assi...
 

Illegal cigarettes discovered in sewer

Posted: 22 July 2021

UPDATES: Warwickshire Trading Standards uncovered thousands of suspected illegal cigarettes and tobacco products hidden in ingenious locations, including beneath a sewer manhole, during enforcement activity targeting illicit tobacco sales across Leamington Spa.
 

The counterfeiters’ worst enemy

Posted: 14 June 2021

ANALYSIS: Former police officer Graham Mogg explains how decades of investigative experience led to the creation of WRi Group, and discusses the evolving fight against counterfeit goods, organised criminal networks and the protection of brands and consumers.