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- Fireworks - Be Safe Not Sorry
- Top Tips for Shopping in the Sales
- Toy Safety at Christmas Time
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News items
Local trader fined after selling illegal wine and tobacco Wednesday 18 April 2012
A Haringey shopkeeper was fined a total of £365 at Highgate Magistrates Court last month for selling counterfeit wine and incorrectly labelled Shisha tobacco in a case brought by Haringey Trading Standards.
Dangerous vodka alert - Friday 25 November 2011
Haringey residents are warned not to drink ‘Drop’ brand vodka, following a food safety alert from the Food Standards Agency (FSA)
Fake champagne and wine in Muswell Hill and Bounds Green shops - Wednesday 16 November 2011
In a series of operations with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), council trading standards officers visited small independent grocery off licence shops and found four in Muswell Hill and Bounds Green selling counterfeit or contraband goods
Tottenham trader tagged for selling fake designer goods - Friday 28 October 2011
A Tottenham trader who claimed her display of fake designer, jeans, t-shirts, shoes and handbags was for her personal use, has been electronically tagged and made to pay thousands of pounds in costs after falling foul of the Trade Marks Act 1994.
Safety fears over hair straightening treatments - Thursday 14 July 2011
The safety of one of the hottest hair products on the market is in question following concerns about the amount of formaldehyde present in some of the brands, posing a danger to health.
Shopkeeper banged to rights for breaching firework rules - Friday 24 June 2011
A Haringey shopkeeper was fined a total of £195 at Highgate Magistrates Court last week (15 June) for selling fireworks to an underage person, failing to display appropriate signage, and for failing to store fireworks safely.
Court fines car dealer who puts the clocks back - Tuesday 14 June 2011
A Haringey car dealer was fined £3,000 at Highgate Magistrates Court last week (1 June) for supplying a car which had had its recorded mileage reduced by nearly 90,000 miles.
Danger car dealer brought to book - Thursday 5 May 2011
A Haringey car dealer was fined £2,500 at Highgate Magistrates Court last week (27 April) for supplying an unroadworthy car which was in a dangerous condition.
Blinding vodka supplier gets sentenced - Thursday 14 April 2011
A trader linked to a vodka that can cause blindness and the distribution of counterfeit vodka, was given a nine month suspended jail sentence, 200 hours of unpaid work and forced to pay a total of £4,000 fines and forfeits, at Wood Green Crown Court this week.
Shops flout laws on underage sales - Friday 11 March 2011
"Tell us who is selling cigarettes to our children and young people and we will take action" says Haringey Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, Cllr Nilgun Canver.
Notices
Do you sell knives? Read on…
Knife retailers should be aware that on 1 October 2007, the age restriction for buying knives changed from 16 to 18.
It is now an offence for a person to sell the following to a person under the age of 18:
- any knife, knife blade or razor blade.
- any axe.
- any other article which has a blade or which is sharply pointed and which is made or adapted for use for causing injury to a person.
This restriction does not apply to folding pocket knives if the cutting edge of the blade is less than 3 inches or 7.62cm. Nor does it apply to replacement cartridges for safety razors, where less than 2mm of the blade is exposed.
Knife retailers should revise and update their existing procedures and training. This should include alerting staff to the changes.
|Back to topStoring Fireworks and Explosives -the requirements
We have written to all Haringey traders who are currently registered to store explosives and fireworks, to ask them if they would like to renew their licences.
In brief, under the Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005 anyone storing fireworks at their premises will need to register or apply for a licence. Also, under the Fireworks Regulations 2004, persons selling fireworks outside specified periods, will need an additional licence.
The current specified periods are:
- On the first day of the Chinese New Year and the three days immediately preceding it.
- On the day of Diwali and the three days immediately preceding it.
- During the period 15 October - 10 November.
- During the period 26 December - 31 December.
Fireworks - Be Safe Not Sorry
We are currently repeating our education and enforcement campaign which targets shops that sell fireworks. As well as alerting retailers to the dangers of storing fireworks inappropriately and warning them about the illegal sales of fireworks to persons under 18 year old, Trading Standards will be inspecting traders to make sure they are not selling potentially dangerous fireworks.
For advice on the use of fireworks, please visit the the website of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in our external links section below.
If you have any information relating to sales of fireworks (or other age restricted products) to children in Haringey, please let us know - contact us.
|Back to topTop Tips for Shopping in the Sales
We want you to enjoy shopping in Haringey. These tips should help you.
- Shop around - compare prices and offers to ensure you find the best bargains.
- Keep your receipt - it will make things easier if you need to return goods.
- You have the same consumer rights for sale goods and non sale goods.
- If an item is sold as 'damaged' or 'seconds', remember that you can not later return these goods if that fault was already pointed out to you before purchase.
- Ask about the shop's refund policy before you buy, as you're not legally entitled to a refund where you have changed your mind about the purchase.
- Some franchised shops won't give refunds on goods bought from other stores.
- If you use a UK credit card for purchases over £100, the credit card company will be equally liable (as the shop) should the goods be faulty, mis-described or fail to supply them.
- Ask if the goods are covered by any free manufacturer's guarantee. Don't assume anything, as the goods may be 'grey' imports from other countries and not covered by a guarantee from the manufacturer's UK representative.
- Some shops have signs explaining their refunds policy. Tell Trading Standards if a shop displays a sign which just says 'No refunds'. It's probably illegal, as you cannot take a consumer's statutory rights away.
Toy Safety at Christmas Time
Every Christmas, Trading Standards Officers keep watch for unsafe toys being sold. Officers regularly inspect markets and shops to check toys that are being sold, to ensure they meet current safety legislation.
Toys are generally much safer than they used to be, following the introduction of more stringent safety legislation. However, there are still non-compliant toys being sold, and officers are always careful to take action where they suspect that a toy could be dangerous.
When buying toys, shoppers should always check for the 'CE' mark and relevant safety warnings. We recommend you don't buy toys from unlicensed street traders, people in pubs or car boot sales.
We want to know if you see any unsafe toys on sale in Haringey - contact us.
|Back to topContact us
Trading Standards
Units 271 -272
Lee Valley Technopark
Ashley Road
London
N17 9LN
Tel 020 8489 5134
Fax 020 8489 5554
Email tradingstandards@haringey.gov.uk
