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Our paid-for, tailored advice can help you grow and develop your business. By coming to us, you can invest in compliance confidently knowing you’re receiving advice from the experts who enforce the legislation. You can pay for advice through our Primary Authority or Buy With Confidence schemes, or on an hourly basis, allowing you to create a flexible, affordable package to meet your needs.
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Are you a business that customers can trust? Find out more about our approved trader scheme and use our badge of approval to let people know you’re a business consumers can have confidence in.
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Supporting farmers and the agriculture industry
Our service covers one of the largest farming regions in the country, with tens of thousands of holdings, a number of slaughterhouses and regular livestock markets and important agricultural events held throughout the year.
As a result, advice, guidance and enforcement on animal health, welfare and disease control legislation is a high priority for us, and we aim to work alongside the agriculture industry to protect the health and welfare of livestock.
Animal disease
Defra Rural Services Helpline
Report a notifiable animal disease
03000 200 301
Services for local authorities
We offer intelligence products, accredited financial investigation and weights and measures services to other local authorities at a competitive price.
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Trading Standards is warning homeowners across Devon, Somerset, Plymouth and Torbay to be wary of scammers who are trying to take advantage of concerns about ‘toxic mould’. Heart of the … Continue reading
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Closure order granted for shop which sold vapes to children
A shop in Taunton which sold vapes, illegal tobacco products and other drug paraphernalia, including cannabis grinders and bongs, to children has been ordered to close following a court hearing. … Continue reading
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Police and Trading Standards join forces to tackle underage alcohol sales
Devon & Cornwall Police united with the Heart of the South West Trading Standards and Plymouth City Council Licencing and carried out test alcohol purchases by under 18s in Plymouth. … Continue reading