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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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Public hit with COVID-19 Omicron variant scam messages
Posted: 14/12/21
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has received evidence of a scam that uses the rising Omicron variant to dupe recipients.
National Consumer Week: CTSI warns public of 'greenwashing' pitfalls
Posted: 09/12/21
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) warns the public about the pitfalls of misleading green claims concerning products and services during National Consumer Week.
19 million targeted by a green scam - here are five top tips on staying safe when making your home more energy efficient
Posted: 06/12/21
More than 19 million adults have been targeted by a green scam in the past year, new research by Citizens Advice finds.
COVID-19 vaccine text scams rife and targetting youngsters, trading standards warns
Posted: 02/12/21
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) issued a warning to the public about text scams that target youngsters.
Trading standards and environmental health partner up to protect communities
Posted: 30/11/21
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) and the Chartered Institute for Environmental Health (CIEH) are uniting for the first time in five years to deliver a clear message to the UK Government and other key stakeholders about the future of their role protecting communities at the Year Ahead Conference.
