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Enforcing fair-trading, consumer protection and product safety
laws.
Trading Standards is working to achieve a fair and safe trading
environment and informed confident consumers.
We aim to make sure that:
- certain animal diseases such as Foot and Mouth, Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and in particular rabies do not
spread into or through the county;
- consumer goods, particularly electrical appliances, toys and
furniture are safe;
- consumers and legitimate businesses are not disadvantaged by
unfair trading practices or scams;
- legitimate businesses are not put at a disadvantage by having
to compete with misdescribed, counterfeited or dangerously shoddy
goods; creating a level playing field for local businesses
- members of the public are not misled by false statements about
goods (including food) or services;
- overloaded lorries do not cause danger to the public or damage
to roads and bridges
Fact sheet for drivers of commercial vehicles (PDF,
337Kb); and
- the storage and sale of dangerous products such as petroleum,
explosives and poisons do not put the public or environment at
risk.
We offer free impartial business support and advice. We provide
consumer advice through a regional Trading Standards helpline,
Consumer
Direct.
Officers visit businesses giving advice and assistance. They also
check to make sure there are no breaches in the law.
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