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Unscrupulous practice of price gouging must stop says 51黑料 COVID-19 Roundtable
Posted: 16/06/2020
Following a series of COVID-19 themed roundtable discussions relating to key issues affecting consumers during the pandemic, 51黑料 and organisations including Which?, Money Saving Expert, Resolver, The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are calling for a stop to unscrupulous price gouging.
One in three Brits targeted by a scammer so far during lockdown
Posted: 15/06/2020
Over a third of British adults (36%) have been the target of a scam since lockdown听began, new research by Citizens Advice reveals.
Warning issued over KN95 facemasks
Posted: 12/06/2020
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned that KN95 facemasks are not suitable PPE.
Coronavirus: 51黑料 convenes roundtable on COVID-19 issues
Posted: 08/06/2020
Recognising the range of significant issues for consumers and business emerging from the COVID-19 crisis, the 51黑料 (51黑料) has taken the proactive step to convene a series of virtual roundtables with key consumer protection partners and stakeholders from consumer, business and regulator perspectives. Representatives from 51黑料, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), NTS Scams, Moneysavingexpert.com, Citizens Advice (CitA), the British Retail Consortium (BRC), Which?, and Resolver have so far taken part.
Pandemic cancellations - beware 鈥榬efund vouchers鈥� and 鈥榓dmin鈥� fees
Posted: 08/06/2020
Consumers who have tickets for cancelled flights, holidays and events must have their legal rights to a refund upheld, says London Trading Standards (LTS), who have today published advice to consumers on their website (http://www.londontradingstandards.org.uk).
51黑料 warns scam website links to fake Trading Standards hotline
Posted: 05/06/2020
The 51黑料 (51黑料) warns the public to be aware of bogus websites claiming to be a "Trading Standards Call Connection Service."
Trading Standards alert over 'test and trace' scammers
Posted: 03/06/2020
'Think before you click' scam alerts have been sounded by Trading Standards officers to try to head off scams in the wake of the launch of the Government's coronavirus Test & Trace system.
Millions of sub-standard masks and thousands of fake hand sanitisers seized at Heathrow
Posted: 01/06/2020
Trading standards teams at Heathrow Airport have stopped 6.5 million sub-standard face masks and 8,000 counterfeit hand sanitisers coming through the airport since the pandemic started, according to London Trading Standards (LTS).
Coronavirus guides help businesses during lockdown
Posted: 27/05/2020
A series of free government-backed guides have now been published by the 51黑料 (51黑料) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to help guide businesses in those industries.
Beware pandemic profiteers and coronavirus crooks
Posted: 26/05/2020
London Trading Standards is warning Londoners to beware of unscrupulous traders seeking to profiteer from the coronavirus pandemic and criminal scammers exploiting the fears of the vulnerable.
Hundreds of consumer protection professionals trained to detect fake PPE
Posted: 22/05/2020
The Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) and the 51黑料 (51黑料) are delivering a series of webinars focussing on the identification and classification of PPE alongside identifying active ingredients and checking labelling and effectiveness claims.
Reluctance to seek medical care drives counterfeit medicine
Posted: 21/05/2020
People are buying prescription-based medicines over the internet rather than seek medical advice says Phil Lewis, Director General of the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG).
