Waitrose, Spar and Lidl urgently recall products over safety concerns Products have been pulled from sale due to a variety of reasons Wales Online · Jun 12, 2022
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 · Jun 8, 2022
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 · Jun 6, 2022
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 · Jun 1, 2022
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 · May 31, 2022
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 · May 29, 2022
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 · May 18, 2022
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 · Apr 28, 2022
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 · Apr 28, 2022
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 · Apr 19, 2022
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 · Apr 13, 2022
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 · Apr 8, 2022
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 · Mar 27, 2022
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 · Mar 25, 2022
Bristol Post · Mar 8, 2022 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 · Mar 1, 2022 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 · Feb 23, 2022 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 · Feb 23, 2022 More than 90,000 dangerous vapes seized in Scotland in crackdown Trading Standards have investigated retailers selling vaping products commonly targeted at younger people.
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022 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 · Feb 16, 2022 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 · Feb 5, 2022 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 · Jan 19, 2022 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