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Public losing thousands to scammers impersonating CTSI
Posted: 10/05/2023
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) is warning consumers to be vigilant and not to respond to correspondence carrying the CTSI branding, which is currently in circulation and has nothing to do with the Institute.
Government set to stamp out smoking in a generation
Posted: 10/04/2023
Trading Standards body welcomes £30 million in new funding for enforcement activity
September 2023: News and Policy Round Up
Posted: 09/29/2023
Government data highlights consumer issues - is there fair measure at the checkout?
Posted: 09/28/2023
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) welcomes the publication of the annual Section 70 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 report data released from the Government’s Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) on the enforcement of legal metrology. CTSI is concerned that retailers have the second-lowest rate of weights and measures compliance, meaning that customers cannot be sure they are getting what they pay for.
Supermarket loyalty card prices not as good as they seem, Which? finds
Posted: 09/15/2023
Tesco and Sainsbury's are using potentially dodgy tactics on some of their loyalty offers which can give the impression that savings are more substantial than they really are, a new Which? investigation suggests, as the consumer champion finds some customers are being denied access to member discounts altogether.
