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Blind cord strangling: campaign urges action by parents to keep little ones safe
Posted: 10/07/2019
Parents and other responsible adults in the UK are being urged to fit safety devices to their old window blinds to stop children becoming entangled in dangerous blind cords and chains.
If you don’t check, you don’t know
Posted: 09/30/2019
How to sort the ‘sheep from the goats’ when choosing a trader
New Hallmarking Dealer’s Notice to be introduced
Posted: 09/24/2019
The Dealer’s Notice, which must be displayed by all dealers supplying precious metal jewellery, is being updated to add two new marks, in a version that will be compulsory from 1 May 2020.
Thomas Cook collapse: advice from the UK European Consumer Centre for UK holidaymakers
Posted: 09/23/2019
Following the Thomas Cook collapse on 23 September 2019, the UK European Consumer Centre (UK ECC) would like to offer the following advice to those affected:
Avoid counterfeit goods – only criminals benefit
Posted: 09/19/2019
Trading Standards services throughout Scotland are reporting that the trade in fake goods continues to be a serious problem. Today, as part of Scottish Trading Standards Week, officers across Scotland are highlighting to consumers why it is not a good idea to buy counterfeit goods and how anyone caught trading in them risks being caught and punished.
