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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Government testing confirms concern UK has become a dumping ground for unsafe products
Posted: 25/08/23
More than 80% of products tested by Government labs failed safety checks.
New York Times best-selling author traps scammer into revealing his identity
Posted: 03/08/23
CTSI issues warning for consumers to be on their guard
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has urged the public to be vigilant amid housing scams on social media platforms. Well known for having written 18 New York Times best-sellers with over 10 million books in print in over 25 languages, Jane Green has come forward to share her story in the hope that it prevents others from falling victim to the same unscrupulous scams.
CTSI responds to Government’s long-awaited Product Safety Review
Posted: 02/08/23
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has welcomed the publication of a review to be undertaken by the Department for Trade and Business (DBT) that is examining the effectiveness of the UK Product Safety system that underpins the UK economy.
CTSI welcomes CMA Unit Pricing Inquiry
Posted: 21/07/23
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has welcomed the publication of an Inquiry undertaken by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into unit pricing across the UK.