Gloucestershire Trading Standards - consumer protection, consumer advice, trade advice and consumer law  

  Trading Standards
Advice on a wide range of consumer issues: buying goods and services, holidays, cars and other vehicles, credit and finance, scams, food and product safety. Advice on issues affecting businesses: animal health and welfare, fair trading, food, safety, credit, scams, vehicles, licensing, weights and measures and underage sales. Issues affecting local communities including doorstep selling, rogue traders, weight restricted routes and underage sales. Information on education activities available for schools and college students and links to other education resources. The latest information on trading standards issues including news releases and safety warnings. Information about the services we provide; our service plan, how we have performed, consultation and how to contact us.
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Our Advice Sheets

From here you can view any of our advice sheets. Just click on the View button beside the title.

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Animal health and welfare

  • Guidance for those who transport horses by road View
  • Buying or selling of livestock View
  • The Welfare of Horses at Markets (and Other Places of Sale) Order 1990 View
  • Horse Passports (England) Regulations 2004 View
  • Animal Health Act 1981 and the Sheep Scab Order 1997 View
  • The keeping and retention of veterinary medicine records View
  • Casualty slaughter - guidance for farmers and hauliers View
  • Guidance on the disposal of animal by-products and carcasses View
  • Calves at market View
  • Keeping pet pigs View
  • The law regarding the keeping and movement of pigs View
  • Sheep identification View
  • The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) Order View
  • Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles carrying cattle, pigs, poultry etc View
  • Livestock markets View
  • Notice to those who transport livestock by road View
  • Deer carcase and offal disposal - farmed and wild View
  • Feed hygiene for farmers and growers View
  • Guidance on food chain information (FCI) for calves View
  • A guide for the retail sale of pet food View
  • Guidance notes on the registration and records of poultry View
  • Before buying hens View
  • Food hygiene for farmers and growers View
  • Guidance for the handling of poultry at markets View
  • The slaughter of sheep for private consumption by the owner View
  • The Tuberculosis (England) Order 2007 - pre-movement testing of cattle View
  • The slaughter of cattle for private consumption by the owner View
  • The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations 2008 View
  • Transport of farm animals - cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and poultry View
  • Requirements for cattle identification View
  • Humane disposal of infant calves and possible outlets View
  • Notice to all exhibitors of cattle both for showing and trade stands View
  • Construction of livestock transport vehicles View
  • Farm animal transport journey times View
  • Cattle that have been refused passports View
  • Collection centre conditions View

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Consumers/buyer's rights (including selling methods)

  • A guide to the trading standards law applying to licensed premises View
  • Accurately describing goods and services View
  • One day and occasional sales - a guide for venues View
  • A trader's guide to the civil law relating to the sale and supply of goods View
  • Selling on the net View
  • A guide to the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 View
  • Package tours and holidays View
  • Returns policies: a guide for retailers View

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Fair trading (including pricing)

  • A Guide to the Distance Selling Regulations View
  • Cancellation of Contracts made in a Consumer's Home or Place of Work etc. Regulations 2008 View
  • Weight Limits - A Guide to Loading Goods Vehicles View
  • A guide to the trading standards law applying to licensed premises View
  • Information for butchers View
  • Tobacco and children View
  • Accurately describing goods and services View
  • Information for greengrocers View
  • Advice to restaurant owners and managers View
  • Videos and DVDs for sale and hire View
  • One day and occasional sales - a guide for venues View
  • Do you sell at car boot sales? View
  • Companies and business names View
  • A trader's guide to the civil law relating to the sale and supply of goods View
  • Special services telephone numbers View
  • Displaying prices in hotels and guesthouses View
  • Information for fishmongers View
  • Keeping within the law in pubs, restaurants and cafes View
  • A guide for producers, processors and packers of organic products View
  • Mileage of used vehicles View
  • Publishing and marketing scams View
  • Advice to Chinese herbal medicine shops View
  • Credit brokers - fees View
  • Information for estate agents - property descriptions View
  • Selling on the net View
  • Sale of knives on the internet to under 18s View
  • The composition and use of packaging View
  • A guide to the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 View
  • Price marking of goods for retail sale View
  • Package tours and holidays View
  • Doorstep selling - guidance for traders View
  • Advice to takeaway businesses View
  • Antiquities/antiques View
  • Membership and approval logos, and claims of approval View
  • Internet auction sites View
  • Sale and resale of tickets View
  • A guide for business on textile labelling View
  • A guide for retailers on footwear labelling View
  • A guide to the Business Protection Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 View

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Food

  • A guide to the trading standards law applying to licensed premises View
  • Information for butchers View
  • The disposal of waste food View
  • Beef labelling View
  • Specified allergenic ingredients - commonly asked questions View
  • Food labelling for greengrocers View
  • Information for greengrocers View
  • Advice to restaurant owners and managers View
  • A guide for producers of eggs selling directly to consumers View
  • Food labelling for fishmongers View
  • Information for fishmongers View
  • Meat products compositional standards View
  • Small bakers and average weight View
  • Keeping within the law in pubs, restaurants and cafes View
  • A guide for producers, processors and packers of organic products View
  • Labelling of packaged foods View
  • Retail sale and labelling of eggs View
  • Food labelling for bakers View
  • The composition and use of packaging View
  • Advice to takeaway businesses View
  • Sandwich labelling View
  • The labelling of sweets View
  • Genetically modified foods - a guide for caterers View
  • Guidance notes on jam and similar products View
  • Genetically modified foods - commonly asked questions View
  • Guidance notes for honey packers View
  • Labelling of genetically modified foods View
  • Foreign language labelled foods View
  • Advice for caterers on food allergens and intolerance View
  • Food labelling - date and lot marking of packaged food View
  • Food labelling for catering establishments View
  • Food sampling by authorised officers View
  • Colours in restaurant and take-away food View

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Safety

  • Selling used gas cooking appliances View
  • Tobacco and children View
  • Ornamental and novelty giftware - a guide for retailers View
  • Selling safe used furniture View
  • Unsafe goods - liability for damage or injury View
  • Selling safe toys View
  • Safety of goods in rented accommodation - landlords and letting agencies View
  • Sales of aerosol spray paints View
  • Selling safe part-worn tyres View
  • Restrictions on the sale of knives and other bladed items View
  • Selling new and used prams and pushchairs View
  • Selling new nightwear View
  • Selling safe second-hand electrical goods View
  • Nickel in jewellery and clothing View
  • Mini-motos, quad bikes and off-road vehicles - a guide for retailers View
  • Cigarette lighter refills and solvents View
  • Cosmetic products - safety, composition and labelling View
  • Electrical equipment View
  • Age restricted products View
  • Keeping within the law in pubs, restaurants and cafes View

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Weights and measures

  • Information for butchers View
  • Information for greengrocers View
  • Information for fishmongers View
  • Guidance notes on average quantity View
  • Small bakers and average weight View
  • Keeping within the law in pubs, restaurants and cafes View
  • Weighing equipment in use for trade View
  • Guidance notes on jam and similar products View
  • Guidance notes for honey packers View

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Other

  • Weight Limits - A Guide to Loading Goods Vehicles View
  • Specified allergenic ingredients - commonly asked questions View
  • Safety of goods in rented accommodation - landlords and letting agencies View
  • Restrictions on the sale of knives and other bladed items View
  • Accurately describing goods and services View
  • Cigarette lighter refills and solvents View
  • Age restricted products View
  • One day and occasional sales - a guide for venues View
  • Do you sell at car boot sales? View
  • Companies and business names View
  • Credit brokers - fees View
  • The composition and use of packaging View
  • A guide to the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 View
  • Membership and approval logos, and claims of approval View
  • A guide for the retail sale of pet food View

Gloucestershire County Council, Trading Standards, Hillfield House, Denmark Road, Gloucester GL1 3LD
Telephone: (01452) 426201 - Fax: (01452) 426274 - Electronic Mail: tradstds@gloucestershire.gov.uk
 
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This page was last edited on 30/03/09