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Latest News - Christmas

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Kent County Council Trading Standards seize counterfeit goods

15 December 2017

The figures, which have been released in the run up to Christmas, show the produce would have been worth almost £9 million if it made it to the market.

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Man who sold fake Rolex watches jailed

14 December 2017

Terrance Donovan (58), of Griffiths Court, Peterborough sold the fake goods on websites including eBay and Amazon for up to £250.

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Christmas shoppers in West Dunbartonshire warned over buying counterfeit gifts

14 December 2017

As more and more Christmas shopping is done online, shoppers are being warned to make sure online sites are legitimate...

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Aldridge couple face jail for selling toxic Disney dolls

13 December 2017

Some of the fake dolls had chemical compound levels more than 2,000 times the legal limit.

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Former teacher ordered to pay back £100k after selling fake Pandora charms

12 December 2017

The court made a confiscation order for £100,000, to be paid within three months, with a default sentence of 18 months imprisonment to be triggered if she does not pay the money back.

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Border Force seize 1000s of counterfeit items worth £millions

10 December 2017

They are warning shoppers to watch out for counterfeit goods this Christmas.

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Facebook criticised over failure to stop counterfeit designer goods being sold online

08 December 2017

An undercover investigation by BBC South East discovered that even after they had received fake goods ordered off the forum and reported it to Facebook the sellers were still continuing to operate.

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Trading Standards urge the public to avoid counterfeit goods this Christmas

07 December 2017

One example was a counterfeit Minion toy from Despicable Me - but this one was truly despicable. It lacked proper warnings about safe use - while the small battery, about the size of a sweet, was far too easy for a child to access.

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The killer Christmas toys heading for UK markets - and how to spot them

07 December 2017

A visit to a grotty grotto of toys seized by Peterborough and Cambridgeshire Trading Standards revealed just how dangerous some of the toys are currently heading to the UK.

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Trading Standards urge the public to avoid counterfeit goods this Christmas

06 December 2017

This year's Christmas must-have toy, Fingerlings, made national news just last week as stock shortages sent desperate parents into the arms of counterfeit traders with cheap, potentially dangerous fakes that could cause serious harm to anyone that handles them.

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