News Room
Welcome to CTSI's News Room. Here, you can browse through our latest consumer protection and trading standards news reports (below), or check out our archive of news articles from previous years.
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Be on guard against Christmas scams
Posted: 20/12/22
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) is sounding the alarm about the latest wave of scams which could cause misery to consumers and their families in the run-up to Christmas.
CTSI supports call for strengthened allergen rules
Posted: 19/12/22
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has lent its support to calls for a stronger, more robust system to record incidences of anaphylaxis and to prevent the mislabelling of food containing allergens in the wake of the tragic death of Celia Marsh.
1.4 tonnes of illegal vapes seized by North East Trading Standards teams
Posted: 14/12/22
Trading Standards teams from across the North East, working together as the North East Trading Standards Association, have removed thousands of non-compliant vaping products from sale. A total of 1.4 tonnes of illegal disposable vaping products seized from retailers during operations over the past six months have been sent for destruction.
CTSI issues warning as majority of consumers prepare for cut-price Christmas
Posted: 13/12/22
New research reveals four fifths of UK consumers plan for a “cut price Christmas”.
Lifetime Achievement Award for Southwark man who dedicated his career to Trading Standards
Posted: 30/11/22
Southwark Borough Trading Standards Officer Ray Moore, with more than 34 years’ experience in London and beyond, has been recognised in the Chartered Trading Standards Institute’s (CTSI) annual Hero Awards ceremony.