Most caterers pass kitchen allergens check
Food outlets such as cafes, sandwich shops and mobile caterers are being reminded of the importance of regularly reviewing their food preparation protocols to ensure that allergens don’t contaminate the … Continue reading
Trading Standards and police continue to stamp out the sale of illegal tobacco with more shop closures
Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service continues to work closely with the police to stamp out the sale of illegal tobacco and vapes – and this week five … Continue reading
Animals in most of the farms tested have access to safe drinking water
Most of the farms and smallholdings in Devon and Somerset tested are ensuring that their livestock have access to clean drinking water. In a round of Food Standards Agency-funded visits, … Continue reading
Exmouth vape shops closed
Two Exmouth shops have been shut down for three months for selling illegal tobacco. Exeter Magistrates Court granted three-month closure orders on the International Mini Market on The Strand and … Continue reading
Farming family banned from keeping animals for 10 years
A family of livestock and dairy farmers have been banned from keeping cattle, sheep and pigs for 10 years, and each ordered to pay more than £3,000 in costs for … Continue reading
Businesses reminded that disposable vapes ban begins this Sunday
Businesses across Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay are being reminded by Trading Standards to ensure that they are ready for when the ban on disposable vapes begins on 1 June. … Continue reading
Illegal tobacco, vapes and cash seized
Officers from Heart of the South West Trading Standards took part in a major operation to disrupt the sale of illegal tobacco across the region last week. During Thursday and … Continue reading
Trading standards finds that some ‘nicotine free vapes’ contain nicotine
Vital sampling work carried out by Heart of the South West Trading Standards has lifted the lid on the sale of ‘nicotine free’ vapes across the region which actually contain … Continue reading
Illegal tobacco and vapes seized in shops across the region
More than £37,000 of illegal tobacco, vapes and cash was seized by our Trading Standards Officers during a recent operation. The five-week operation during January and February saw officers from … Continue reading
Children’s beach shoes containing banned levels of plastic-softening chemicals removed from sale
Trading Standards is recommending that children’s plastic beach shoes are tested nationally after some products on sale in Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay were found to contain banned levels of … Continue reading