An investigation by a consumer watchdog has revealed inadequate staffing levels for trading standards in many areas of the United Kingdom. As part of a Freedom of Information request into capacity and ...

A new Which? investigation has exposed a trading standards postcode lottery which has left millions of people exposed to crime, fake and dangerous products, and scams. In a comprehensive Freedom of ...

Rochdale Borough Council’s Trading Standards service, with support from Greater Manchester Police, closed another store for ...

Trading standards teams across the UK are increasingly deprioritizing investigations into scams, counterfeit goods and other crimes due to limited resources, according to new research by Which? The ...

The haul included more than 10,000 unsafe and non-compliant products, including 800-plus fake Labubu dolls from a local market. Officers also removed 16,455 illegal disposable vapes, along with almost ...

Trading Standards is supporting the launch of an online directory which aims to direct consumers to sites that sell genuine branded goods. Brand Information Limited, or Brand-i, has been created to ...

The UK's Trading Standards Institute has warned that children are illegally buying violent and adult-rated videogames through online auction sites such as Ebay. Ninety per cent of retailers tested by ...

A total of 28 retailers previously reported by MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) in July for giving misleading information on shoppers’ online returns rights have now corrected their websites following our ...

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A shipment of illegal electrical items have been seized by Suffolk Trading Standards, after similar products caused a house fire.