Trading Standards
Trading Standards news from South West Wales: rogue traders, doorstep scams, illegal vapes and counterfeit tobacco, plus advice on protecting yourself. More Money news.
Swansea takeaways fined after serving allergen‑contaminated meals despite warnings
Undercover Trading Standards officers in Swansea caught two takeaways serving meals containing egg despite allergy warnings. Both owners were fined…
London vape boss ordered to repay £325k after Swansea trading standards bust
A London businessman who supplied thousands of illegal vapes to shops in Swansea and across the UK has been given…
Swansea Trading Standards lead £3m counterfeit toy raid in London
A trail of fake toys sold in Swansea has led investigators to a major seizure of counterfeit goods in London…
Dishonest man handed jail sentence for fraud and ordered to pay back five figure sum to customers
A tarmac layer has been given a suspended jail sentence following an investigation by Neath Port Talbot Council Trading Standards…
Illegal disposable vapes seized from Neath Port Talbot shops
Trading Standards officers act after June ban on single-use vapes across Wales
Counterfeit TikTok toys seized in Swansea shops amid collector craze
As toy trends go viral on TikTok and celebrity culture fuels demand, Swansea shops are facing a new kind of…
Parents warned of ‘fake monster elf’ collectible toys
Trading Standards officers are warning that suspected counterfeit versions of a popular brand of collectible toy ‘monster elves’ have been…
Taibach vape shop shut down after selling illegal cigarettes and vapes
Trading Standards have issued a closure order against a vape shop trading in Taibach after it was found selling counterfeit…
Swansea trading standards make huge counterfeit toy seizure
Huge quantities of counterfeit and unsafe toys thought to be valued between £6 - £10million have been seized, in one…
Three rogue traders from same family prosecuted for dodgy driveway and home improvement work
The rogue traders befriended, groomed and intimidated their elderly and vulnerable victims, including giving one sleeping pills and impersonated them…