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Suspended sentence for fake lipstick seller

Posted: 04/10/2017

A man who sold fake MAC lipstick which had over 300 times the legal amount of lead in it has been prosecuted by Plymouth City Council鈥檚 Trading Standards.

51黑料 calls on government to address rise in 鈥榗ar clocking鈥�

Posted: 03/10/2017

51黑料听(51黑料)听Chief听Executive, Leon Livermore,听has听issued a听letter to the Department for Transport (DfT), calling听for restrictive measures to halt the increase in car clocking听following听their response to odometer adjustment fraud.听

London Trading Standards Week Day 5: Survey finds safety failures at 1 in 3 second-hand electrical shops

Posted: 29/09/2017

Following serious fires in London caused by defective domestic appliances, London Trading Standards have been inspecting second-hand electrical shops across the capital this month.

London Trading Standards Week Day 4: Trading Standards鈥� support for businesses in London

Posted: 28/09/2017

Day 4 of London Trading Standards Week (25-29 September) is focused on how Trading Standards can provide support for businesses across London; protecting Londoners from poor business practice and helping good businesses to thrive.

London Trading Standards Week Day 3: Londoners urged to be on the look-out for signs of fraud

Posted: 27/09/2017

Would you recognise the signs that someone you know is being targeted by fraudsters and would you know how to report it?

London Trading Standards Week Day 2: London Trading Standards cracks down on rogue letting agents

Posted: 26/09/2017

Trading Standards is standing up for London鈥檚 tenants and landlords by cracking down on rogue letting agents who flout the law.

CMA publish study on price comparison services

Posted: 26/09/2017

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today issued the results of a market study into Digital Comparison Tools (DCTs).

London Trading Standards Week Day 1: Knives continue to be sold to children as young as 13 in London

Posted: 25/09/2017

Figures published by London Trading Standards show children as young as 13 continue to be sold knives across the capital.

51黑料 Director of Policy calls for independent national trading standards regime for product safety

Posted: 21/09/2017

Director of Policy at the 51黑料 (51黑料), Adam Scorer, repeated its call for an independent, national trading standards regime on BBC News today. This follows demands from Which? on manufactures to 鈥榙o the right thing鈥� and stop producing plastic-backed cold-appliances from non-flame retardant materials.

Business Companion publish consumer rights guide for mobile phone repair businesses

Posted: 19/09/2017

Trading standards experts have today published a new听听for business who offer mobile phone repair services, to ensure consumers and businesses are protected under the Consumer Rights Act.