Vaping awarenesses survey 👇🏼👇🏼

Urgent product safety message for magnetic reusable water balloons. Two magnets consumed by children has a high risk of death. gov.uk/product-safety… gov.uk/government/new… The Scottish Community Safety Network (SCSN) RoSPA Scotland Child Accident Prevention Trust - CAPT Charity Office for Product Safety and Standards COSLA

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Government testing confirms concern UK has become a dumping ground for unsafe products Electrical Safety First British Toy & Hobby #TradingStandards ow.ly/OeUf50PEftA

The singular incident in itself crystallises the scale of the problem with single use disposable vapes and illustrates we need to adopt a similar approach to that being mooted by France in banning them altogether x.com/socotss/status…

We've set up a No Cold Calling Zone at Roadside retirement complex, Cumbernauld. It's designed to allow residents to feel safer in their homes and help prevent doorstep crime, and was organised by our Trading Standards team and Police Scotland. Read more: ow.ly/5xhX50PHJwq

Proposals to launch consultation on disposable vapes including prospect for outright ban bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-s… via BBC News (UK)

Important. Pls spread word 100,000s of people, mostly women age 66+ who took were off work for childcare between 1978 & 2010, are due to get HMRC letter that may be worth £10,000s due to underpaid state pensions. It isn't a scam DON'T bin the letter. See moneysavingexpert.com/news/2023/10/h…

Great work NorthLanCouncil 👏🏻

#ShutOutScammers

Recent inspection at national packer of #animalfeed for testing of their Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instrument to ensure #legalmetrology compliance. Great opportunity for our trainee to see this equipment in operation and have the chance to examine and test it ⚖ #OPSS # CTSI

Our Trading Standards Team and Police Scotland seized over 900 non-compliant vapes from premises in Airdrie this week. The supersized vapes have 10ml and 15ml tanks which exceed the 2ml legal limit and, as they're not correctly registered, they're illegal to sell.

Please read information below about identifying counterfeit alcohol that could be circulating in the area.

Half of single-use vapes are thrown in the bin - over 5 million a week. Anything with a plug, battery or cable can be recycled, so never bin vapes. #NeverBinVapes Recycle all vapes separately from your household waste. Find a local recycling point at ow.ly/Tfrh50TLvg7

🚫 A Wishaw retailer has been banned from selling tobacco & nicotine vapour products for 12 months. The ban, issued after an investigation by our trading standards team, followed illegal sales of NVPs to under 18s. Read more: ow.ly/FxBN50TOeP2

Are you a North Lanarkshire business selling online? You can access FREE product safety courses to boost your knowledge and improve how you do business. Our Trading Standards team have course dates available over the next few weeks. Find out more at ow.ly/Tl0750V7FBp

Be aware that counterfeit vodka is circulating in the area in 35ml (half) bottles, fraudulently labelled as Glen's. Bottles have been found to contain the chemical isopropyl, which can be harmful if consumed. When opened, the counterfeit vodka may have a strange smell and