Press releases
Trading Standards services across the UK are responsible for enforcing the laws relating to age-restricted products, including tobacco.Retailers are being advised that from 01 October, it will be illegal to sell cigarettes to anyone under the age of 18. Selling...
29 Sep 2007
Trading Standards officers have welcomed the change in the law that makes it illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to be sold knives.The change comes into force in England and Wales on Monday 01 October and follows years...
28 Sep 2007
The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) has today clarified the current legal position relating to the sale of produce by metric measure.Ron Gainsford, chief executive of TSI, said: 'There is a great deal of confusion around the recent statement from the...
13 Sep 2007
Journalists who have actively highlighted the efforts of Trading Standards officers and Consumer Direct in the war against rogue traders and dodgy dealers are to be saluted at the annual Trading Standards Institute (TSI) media awards. Local authority Trading Standards...
12 Sep 2007
The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) today called for new Government-led measures to restore consumer confidence, after a series of high-profile product safety alerts.The call for action follows last week's recall of millions of Chinese-made toys by manufacturer Mattel, amid fears...
23 Aug 2007
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