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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.

Although many JoTS Online articles are open access (public), others are exclusive to CTSI Members - in which case, you'll need to login to access them. If you aren't a member of CTSI yet, you can join us here. And, if you'd like to contribute articles or suggest topics for us to cover, please email our Editorial Team.

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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.

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LBBD TS conducts acid test purchases

Posted: 05 November 2024

UPDATES: Barking and Dagenham officers found failures in retailer controls on high-strength corrosive products, using test purchases to reinforce age restrictions, EPP licence requirements and the serious consequences of non-compliance.
 

Electric blankets tested for safety

Posted: 05 November 2024

UPDATES: Nottinghamshire Trading Standards and fire officers found 170 of 282 electric blankets tested at local events were unsafe, prompting renewed warnings on ageing products, visible damage and the fire risks facing vulnerable residents.
 

Obituary: Janet Masson

Posted: 30 October 2024

UPDATES: Janet Masson’s career took her from landmark Trade Descriptions Act cases in Southwark to national leadership on food standards and nutrition, leaving colleagues with memories of formidable expertise, warmth and lasting professional influence.
 

Firework safety in the spotlight

Posted: 30 October 2024

UPDATES: South Lanarkshire Trading Standards is checking all 34 registered firework sellers through covert test purchases, reinforcing Scotland’s rules on underage sales, legal selling hours and restricted seasonal sales periods.
 

Illegal vape seller hit with £6,000 fine

Posted: 30 October 2024

UPDATES: A Gloucester shop owner has been ordered to pay more than £6,000 after repeated Trading Standards visits uncovered large quantities of illegal oversized disposable vapes at his shop and in his car.
 

Mail forwarding company fined

Posted: 29 October 2024

UPDATES: Islington’s prosecution of Mailbox Group Ltd highlights the compliance risks facing mail forwarding firms after fake identification checks obstructed a drugs investigation and exposed serious weaknesses in client verification.
 

Northern Ireland TSS takes on fakes

Posted: 28 October 2024

UPDATES: Northern Ireland Trading Standards Service seized more than £200,000 of counterfeit goods during targeted inspections, warning that fake fashion, accessories and electronics damage consumers, legitimate traders and the wider economy.
 

Vinyl fraudster ordered to pay up

Posted: 24 October 2024

UPDATES: Dorset Trading Standards has secured a further proceeds of crime order against a convicted counterfeit vinyl seller after investigators identified undisclosed assets linked to his £1.2m fake records operation.
 

CTSI issues parking scam warning

Posted: 23 October 2024

UPDATES: CTSI is warning motorists about a surge in parking fine smishing texts that mimic Government websites, threaten legal action or driving bans, and direct victims to payment pages controlled by fraudsters.
 

Hot water bottle safety tips

Posted: 22 October 2024

UPDATES: Heart of the South West Trading Standards is urging consumers to check the age, condition and safe use of hot water bottles, warning that damaged or ageing products can cause serious burns.
 

Hull gets gold with Touchstone Award

Posted: 21 October 2024

UPDATES: Hull Trading Standards receives the Touchstone Award after dismantling a major online jewellery scam, highlighting the investigation that led to recognition for protecting consumers.
 

Notts TS seizes 1,400 illegal vapes

Posted: 21 October 2024

UPDATES: Enforcement action against two Newark shops resulted in the seizure of more than 1,400 illegal vapes, underlining continued efforts to tackle illicit products.
 

Hefty fine for Asda's food safety failures

Posted: 21 October 2024

UPDATES: A prosecution over food displayed months beyond its use-by date ended with a £250,000 fine for Asda, illustrating the consequences of serious food safety failures.
 

LTS recognises local safeguarding hero

Posted: 16 October 2024

UPDATES: London Trading Standards has honoured a local safeguarding champion with a Touchstone Award, recognising outstanding partnership work to protect vulnerable residents from consumer harm.
 

Illegal 'American candy' destroyed

Posted: 15 October 2024

UPDATES: Enforcement officers oversaw the destruction of thousands of imported confectionery products that failed to meet UK food labelling and safety requirements, including counterfeit-style 'American candy'.
 

'Record seizure' makes local history

Posted: 15 October 2024

UPDATES: A routine visit to a Hammersmith and Fulham convenience store uncovered what the council described as the biggest illegal cigarette seizure in local history, alongside tobacco, vapes and evidence of suspected organised crime links that led to the shop being shut down.
 

Shopkeeper fined for underage sale

Posted: 14 October 2024

UPDATES: A Taunton shop owner has been ordered to pay more than £2,300 after a disposable vape was sold to an under-18 volunteer during a Trading Standards test purchase, underlining the need for staff training and robust age-verification procedures.
 

Staffs TS makes 'significant' seizure

Posted: 10 October 2024

UPDATES: Trading Standards officers in Staffordshire seized a significant quantity of illegal vapes during enforcement activity, reinforcing ongoing efforts to remove non-compliant products from sale and protect consumers.
 

Illegal tobacco clampdown in LBBD

Posted: 10 October 2024

UPDATES: Officers report major seizures of illicit tobacco following a sustained clampdown on illegal sales across the borough.
 

Oxfordshire TS: rogue trader alert

Posted: 09 October 2024

UPDATES: Residents are urged to remain vigilant after severe weather prompted warnings of increased rogue trader activity targeting damaged properties.