Tag: trading standards
Trading standards teams deprioritising work on scams and counterfeit goods, research reveals
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 consumer association’s […]
Which? reveals trading standards postcode lottery
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 […]
Hundreds of thousands of dodgy AC adaptors flood UK: potential deathtrap
I can almost see Lynn Faulds Wood shaking her head, tutting, and muttering about a potential deathtrap, on hearing the news that hundreds of thousands of cheap Chinese power adaptors are being sold on the British high street.
Some of the worst knock-off adaptors are labelled as working with the Nintendo DS, DS Lite, and Game Boy, no doubt because they’ll attract more sales from those hoping to save a few quid…
Sneaky kids buying adult video games online
Britain’s children have found a sure fire way of illegally buying violent video games using online stores and auction sites, according to the Trading Standards Institute.
