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A woman formerly of Gloucester has been found guilty of falsely advertising that her company could treat and reverse diseases through a “brain tonic” she was promoting.

A farmer from the Forest of Dean has been banned for life from keeping livestock after he pleaded guilty to 25 animal welfare offences.

Hand sanitiser which has been sold via ebay that wont kill viruses and is potentially toxic recalled.

Trading Standards are warning Gloucestershire residents after seeing an increase in reports of fraudulent and pressurised sales practices.

Gloucestershire Trading Standards are encouraging residents to be alert to potential Coronavirus scams. As with any newsworthy event, the current situation may encourage con artists and scammers to try and obtain personal information or money from you or your loved ones. 

On behalf of the Illegal Money Lending Team

Information relevant to Businesses and Consumers.

Please note: Currently available information and advice may change at short notice.  We urge you to check official gov.uk information often and before implementing any of the advice you may have heard through other means.

A Gloucester man has been sentenced for selling counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco worth more than £13,000.

As the party season approaches, Trading Standards has issued a warning that allergens may be found where you don’t expect them.

Gloucestershire County Council’s trading standards team has successfully prosecuted a man of causing unnecessary pain and suffering to a dairy cow.

Visitors to areas where wild boar are present are being reminded that, while feeding them may seem helpful, it’s dangerous for their health and could spread fatal diseases among the boar which could transfer to commercial pigs.

Three men have today (Friday 27 September) been sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court for their involvement in the sale of illegal tobacco at Divan Mini Market on Barton Street, Gloucester.

Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards team has successfully prosecuted five men for supplying illegal tobacco products, following a six month investigation.

Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards team has successfully prosecuted a local man for supplying illegal tobacco products, following a seven-month investigation.

Two cases of Equine Viral Arteritis were confirmed in non-thoroughbred stallions on a premises in Dorset on 4 April 2019.  Read our advice regarding this disease.

Illegal tobacco and cigarettes worth more than £2,000 have been seized by Gloucestershire County Council Trading Standards officers after they discovered a hidden compartment in the wall of a shop in Cheltenham.

In a combined investigation officers from Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards, HM Revenue & Customs and Gloucestershire Police have seized illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth almost £13,000 in Gloucester.

Following an investigation by Gloucestershire Trading Standards, a farmer from the Forest of Dean has pleaded guilty to eight animal welfare offences at Cheltenham Magistrates Court on Monday (28 January).

Badran Said, 42, was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison for selling illegal tobacco from stores in Eastgate Street, Gloucester between October 2016 and July 2017.

A car wash owner from Lydney has been convicted under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 with causing unnecessary suffering to a ram.

Don’t get caught out with gift cards or vouchers this Christmas.  If a company goes into administration they maybe worthless so look to spend them quickly and think again about giving them as gifts.

Almost half of British adults (47%) have had issues with parcel delivery since the country first went into lockdown in March, new research by Citizens Advice reveals.