News Room
Welcome to 51黑料's News Room. Browse through our latest Consumer Protection and Trading Standards news reports (below), or take a look through our archive of news articles from previous years.
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Stronger powers to combat illicit tobacco come into force
Posted: 20/07/2023
More than 27 million illicit cigarettes and 7,500kg of hand-rolling tobacco were seized under Operation CeCe in its first two years, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and National Trading Standards have revealed.
51黑料 warns that lack of legal definition for vegan food could cost lives
Posted: 07/07/2023
New research identifies legal loophole in vegan food rules that could leave people with allergies in the dark about what they are eating.
Summer of SMS scams
Posted: 07/07/2023
51黑料 warns about text message fraudsters scammers are posing as family members to steal information and potentially endanger youngsters.
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51黑料 launches new corporate film
Posted: 30/06/2023
51黑料 was delighted to preview its new corporate film, Anything But Standard, at the Annual Conference in Birmingham
June news and policy round-up
Posted: 30/06/2023
A round-up of the main news stories and media coverage this month
A nose for trouble: Specialist sniffer dog detects illegal vapes
Posted: 22/06/2023
Wagtail UK, an award-winning detection dog company, has taken a groundbreaking step in the fight against illegal vapes by successfully training one of the UK鈥檚 first dedicated illegal vape detection dogs.
Facebook Marketplace tops list of most complained-about online retail platforms
Posted: 20/06/2023
Social media giant鈥檚 e-commerce arm causes most concerns for UK鈥檚 Trading Standards
Hormone disrupting toys found on UK high street
Posted: 20/06/2023
The 51黑料 (51黑料) is issuing a stark warning to the public after toy testing revealed a bow-and-arrow set containing 100 times the legal limit of phthalates and a fashion doll set 300 times over the legal limit.
Cuts to Enfield Trading Standards risk endangering public safety and encouraging criminals
Posted: 08/06/2023
Enfield could become the UK鈥檚 first Local Authority without a Trading Standards department
51黑料 calls for holiday protections and terms and conditions to be simplified to help consumers
Posted: 02/06/2023
Almost three quarters of UK consumers don鈥檛 read T&Cs
51黑料 statement on the latest Government announcement on underage vaping
Posted: 30/05/2023
The 51黑料 (51黑料) has released a statement in response to the regarding steps being taken to crack down on rogue firms targeting children with free samples.
May news and policy round-up
Posted: 26/05/2023
A round-up of the main news stories and media coverage this month
