Trading standards news
Inspectors find Southwark's first fake Olympic souvenirs
Published: 27 March 2012
Fake lighters and badges sporting the Olympic rings and London 2012 branding have been confiscated by Southwark Council trading standards officers.
Six month tobacco sales ban given to shop for persistent cigarette sales to children
Published: 22 December 2011
Dulwich Supermarket given ‘Restricted Premises Order’ after multiple offences of selling tobacco to under age customers.
Don’t cheat shoppers this Christmas warns Southwark Council, as they remind traders of confiscation powers
Published: 15 December 2011
Dodgy phone chargers, fake alcohol, bootleg bags - all products that traders should definitely not contemplate selling this Christmas, according to Southwark Council’s Trading Standards team.
Council gears up for Olympic year surge in food outlets with far reaching food safety plan
Published: 20 October 2011
Council to clamp down on highest risk food traders in the borough.
Fast food owner fined £6,000 after cockroach found in takeaway spare ribs
Published: 5 August 2011
The manager of a chicken shop in Peckham was given a sizeable fine by magistrates after a customer discovered a dead cockroach inside her takeaway spare ribs and chips.
Beko and LEC fridges recalled due to fire safety warning
Published: 5 July 2011
London Fire Brigade and Trading Standards have advised about the product recall of some models of Beko and LEC Fridge Freezers.
Court orders trader to pay back £45,000 following council investigation
Published: 28 February 2011
A woman who sold counterfeit goods and committed mortgage fraud in Southwark has been ordered to pay back £45,440.95 under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Fake Louis Vuitton shoes, Rolex watches and Versace clothing land Peckham trader in court
Published: 21 January 2011
The proprietor of a clothes shop in Peckham has received a 12 month suspended prison sentence for selling more than 500 fake items, including Gucci belts, Louis Vuitton shoes, and Rolex watches.
Penalties for selling illegal skin lighteners costs company more than £7,000
Published: 12 July 2010
Southwark Council’s trading standards team have had more success in their long running campaign against businesses in the borough selling illegal and dangerous skin lightening creams.
