Chartered Trading Standards Institute

Tesco Customers Overcharged By Out-of-Date Offers

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Tesco customers are being short-changed by promotions which have expired but are still advertised on the shelves, a BBC investigation has found. It revealed shoppers were overcharged at two-thirds of stores visited by an undercover reporter. In 33 of 50 stores visited, multi-buy promotions were marked on the shelf, but the time-limited discounts were not … Read more

Fake Apple Chargers Fail Safety Tests

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Investigators have warned consumers they face potentially fatal risks after 99% of fake Apple chargers failed a basic safety test. Trading Standards, which commissioned the checks, said counterfeit electrical goods bought online were an “unknown entity”. Of 400 counterfeit chargers, only three were found to have enough insulation to protect against electric shocks. It comes … Read more