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23 September 2016
23.09.16 - THE owner of Ashby Mini Market and two of his employees have been convicted of dealing in counterfeit goods.
23 September 2016
23.09.16 - Customs authorities across the EU seized an estimated five million more counterfeit items in 2015 than the previous year, according to new figures released today by the European Commission. This means that the number of intercepted goods grew by 15% compared to 2014. More than 40 million products suspected of violating an intellectual property right were detained at the EU's external borders, with a value of nearly €650 million.
15 September 2016
15.09.16 - An application for a licence review was made by Essex Trading Standards as the incident “undermines the licensing objective of the prevention of crime and disorder.â€
14 September 2016
14.09.16 - The company was fined £2,000, ordered to pay costs of £800 and £175 victim surcharge.
09 September 2016
09.09.16 - Counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco packets without health warning were found in a car outside to Marwoin Mini Market in Elswick.
02 September 2016
02.09.16 - Tens of thousands of dangerous electrical items - many of which would have been beneath the Christmas tree this year - are to be destroyed following a raid by Trading Standards teams.
01 September 2016
01.09.16 - In the last year, the proportion of fire claims caused by electrical faults has risen by 35 per cent, now accounting for over a quarter (27 per cent) of overall fire claims, according to figures from the Co-op Insurance.
11 August 2016
11.08.16 - More than 100 mobile handsets - including 26 mini-phones shaped like sports cars - and accessories were recovered.
29 July 2016
29.07.16 - Three of the brands seized (Black Mount, Jin Ling and fake Mayfair), posed a serious fire hazard as they failed reduced ignition tests – meaning they burn more quickly and don't self-extinguish if dropped or if left unattended.
21 July 2016
21.07.16 - Councillor Glynn Gilfoyle, Chair of Nottinghamshire County Council's Community Safety Committee, said: “It's important that criminals who profit from the sale of illegal products do not benefit from their ill-gotten gains and this is one of the best pieces of legislation to be introduced in the last decade.
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