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The Latest Breaking News from Trading Standards

Waitrose, Spar and Lidl urgently recall products over safety concerns

Products have been pulled from sale due to a variety of reasons

Wales Online

North Lanarkshire shopkeepers warned over underage sales by Trading Standards

This follows a recent test purchase exercise where underage customers were able to buy cigarettes or vaping products

Daily Record

Shops caught selling illegal cigarettes ordered to shut

Trading Standards said shops used false walls, false ceilingsand false floors to hide illegal cigarettes

Birmingham Post

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New knife rules could see shops fined £1million

Individuals who operate small shops could be fined up to 700% of their weekly income

Wales Online

Retailers could be fined up to £1m for selling knives to children

Currently there are no sentencing guidelines for selling knives to under-18s

The Independent UK

Tesco, B&Q, Decathlon and Co-op products urgently recalled over safety concerns

Products have been pulled from sale due to issues including potential salmonella, undeclared allergens and safety concerns

Wales Online

Fraudster mum locked up for selling fake Covid certificates to holidaymakers at height of pandemic

Saranjeet Trina Kandola made nearly £5k tricking people into paying for fake Covid 'fit to fly' certificates

Wales Online

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Trading Standards called in as fake Apple products seized from North Lanarkshire shops

A number of local punters bought the fake Apple products believing them to be genuine

Daily Record

Fake Apple goods seized from Scots shops as customers call in Trading Standards

Trading Standards Officers targeted the shops after receiving tip offs from local punters who had been conned.

Daily Record

Rogue traders banned from Newcastle city centre after selling suspected fake aftershave

Police chased the three men through Eldon Square and they were found to be in possession of 150 bottles of aftershave

Chronicle Live

River Island shirts recalled over potentially 'toxic' detailing

The chain said the recall does not affect other products featuring teardrop faux pearl beads

Bristol Post

Organised crime timeshare scam sees British money launderers jailed

Complex investigation including a pensioner tip-off and a bag stuffed with £180k of hard cash

Wales Online

B&M, Amazon and eBay products urgently recalled over safety concerns

Products have been removed from sale due to concerns over glass fragments and dangerous bacteria

Wales Online

Glasgow shopkeeper put neighbours at 'serious risk' by storing fireworks in roof void

Amjad Javed, 60, received a visit from Trading Standards officers, who caught him storing the explosives without a licence and in an unsafe manner.

Daily Record

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Bristol Post

The law on vape pens and e-cigarettes as children tempted by 'sweet flavours'

"Vapes are becoming increasingly popular among secondary school children," Trading Standards says

Liverpool Echo

Off-licence sold nicotine 'Geek Bars' to children and 'had bongs in the window'

The Ormskirk Super Store was the subject of an investigation by Trading Standards after complaints children in school uniform were sold vaping products

Chronicle Live

Thousands of illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth £45,000 seized by police and council in North East

The contraband was seized as part of a joint operation by North Tyneside Council’s Trading Standards team and Northumbria Police

Daily Record

More than 90,000 dangerous vapes seized in Scotland in crackdown

Trading Standards have investigated retailers selling vaping products commonly targeted at younger people.

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The Independent UK

Consumers likely to face increase in loan sharks and doorstep energy sellers

The cost of living crisis will lead to opportunities for fraudsters to exploit a financially desperate public, Trading Standards warned.

Daily Record

Trading standards in Scotland faces recruitment crisis amid budget cut backs, warns MSP

Trading standards is supposed to enforce consumer protection legislation but the service has struggled to recruit new staff in recent years.

Manchester Evening News

School puffer coats and parka jackets recalled over strangulation warning

Trading Standards have also warned about the risks of children being run over when wearing the garments

Liverpool Echo

Shop accused of selling alcohol and tobacco to children could lose licence

An application for a review of the shop’s licence has been lodged with West Lancashire Borough Council

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