Trading Standards Wales News

Trading Standards keep up the pressure on shops selling illegal tobacco and vapes

On Tuesday 15th April Trading Standards Officers from Wrexham Council’s Public Protection seized suspect product from two premises in Wrexham in an ongoing campaign to disrupt the local market for illegal tobacco and vapes. Illegal product was seized from the two premises and investigations continue.

24
Apr
2025

7
Feb
2025

Gilfach Goch store fined for selling food past its expiry date

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Trading Standards team are urging customers to check use-by dates when they make their purchases as another local store is found guilty of exposing for sale food past its use-by date.

27
Jan
2025

Cowboy builders given prison sentence for fraud

A retired pensioner has been left in pain and almost £9,000 out of pocket after cowboy builders cheated them out of their hard-earned savings.

22
Jan
2025

Village Shop Fined OVER £1800!

A local village shop owner has put customers at risk after they were found to be selling food past its use-by date.

17
Jan
2025

Anglesey continues to crack down on illegal vapes

Illegal vapes, worth over £750,000, found behind sliced beef in a refrigerated wagon are to be destroyed.

20
Dec
2024

Carmarthenshire County Council Takes Action Against Illegal Tobacco Trade

Carmarthenshire County Council’s Trading Standards Team prosecuted a significant case involving the sale of illegal tobacco products in Llanelli. The case, Rex (Carmarthenshire County Council) v. Aran Baker and Shoresh Salih Mhmood, concerns the sale of counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco at the retail premises known as Grosik, located at 11 Cowell Street, Llanelli. The defendants, Aran Baker of 3,

25
Nov
2024

Aberdare Shop CLOSED for Illegal Vape/Tobacco Sales!

A Closure Notice has been issued and enforced at Aberdare Off Licence, which aims to send a clear message to premises in Rhondda Cynon Taf that the illegal sale of tobacco or illegal vapes will not be tolerated in this County Borough!