🏆 Great to welcome my #Garrowhill constituent, Michelle, back to Parliament for tonight’s Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) awards ceremony. So pleased to see NorthLanCouncil‘s hard work and collaboration with Police Scotland recognised.

An honour to present Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) Hero awards to Michelle and Ann Marie from NorthLanCouncil and Susan from Police Scotland Lanarkshire tonight at Parliament for their outstanding collaborative work in consumer protections and doorstep crime prevention. Well deserved recognition. Congrats 🎉

📢#BSI is recruiting for two new members of its professional & super-friendly Consumer Team. The team provides valuable support to #CPIN, helping us to deliver effective #consumer participation in #standards. (bsigroup.com/consumers) Apply: tinyurl.com/55dmmw6h Pls❤️& RT!

All in a day’s work! Today the team were on BBC Morning Live on their work to remove non-compliant American candy and drinks aimed at children from the market. You can watch the piece here ➡ orlo.uk/zJgaX Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) National Trading Standards Scams Team Food Standards Agency

Delighted to support UKAS and BSI UK in a fantastic Scottish Parliament event this week to promote the role of standards in protecting consumers and growing the Scottish economy, hosted by Clare Adamson MSP Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI)

Motherwell business Risham Chaudhary Ltd has been banned from carrying on a tobacco or nicotine vapour product business for 24months after selling vapes to children on three occasions. This follows a test purchasing operation by our Trading Standards team. northlanarkshire.gov.uk/news/council-s…

Great work from the TS team and consumer protection dogs uk to seize over 46,000 illicit cigarettes and non complaint vapes. Supersized vapes in “Gummy Bear” flavour were marked with the warning “toxic if swallowed, fatal in contact with skin, harmful if inhaled” #consumerprotection Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI)

📢 Illegal vapes, illegally stored fireworks, 52,820 illicit cigarettes & 15kg of tobacco were seized from 3 East End shops yesterday. Our Trading Standards team carried out the operation with SCOTSS consumer protection dogs uk, Police Scotland, HM Revenue & Customs. Sniffer dog Boo with the haul👇

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.

What a fantastic, brand new qualification! I wonder what geniuses have been working on making this a reality for - oooh - 5 years now is it Michelle McKenna??

Food Standards Scotland has issued a warning after results from counterfeit vodka seized earlier this month confirmed the presence of the chemical isopropyl, which can be harmful if consumed. It was sold in 35cl bottles and fraudulently labelled as Glen’s. ow.ly/IxAs50TcmQk

Our Trading Standards team, in partnership with Police Scotland made a significant seizure of illicit cigarettes and oversized vapes from a shop in Airdrie. Officers had received reports that the shop was supplying vapes to young people. They seized 696 packs of illicit

Excellent opportunity at the Parliament this morning. #IEC #BSI #Standards #consumerprotection

Retailers are required to give consumers prices in writing. Today M&S I found 2 bottles of the same sparkling drink—500ml priced at £2.30 and 1 litre at £1.05, double the quantity <half the price. The shelf edge price helped me make an informed choice #ConsumerRights

A pleasure hosting IEC and BSI UK in Scottish Parliament during a major international standards summit in Edinburgh. Standards are crucial protections that we take for granted. We discussed big challenges like online marketplaces and #AI regulation. 👉tinyurl.com/5n8rjmz2

We are so incredibility proud of our athletic superstars who participated in the Super 7s event. Their effort, attitude and performances were outstanding and gained third place overall, with Best Girl Overall amongst their accomplishments. ❤️💛💚 Kenny McAdam #wearegarrowhill

Fabulous reception tonight at Scotland Office UK Government Scotland hosted by Scotland Office to highlight the roles played by standards, accreditation and enforcement in Scotland's economy. BSI UK Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) #BetterRegScotland

The SCOTSS BSI UK UKAS event at Dover House this week was a great opportunity to engage with elected members and discuss the quality infrastructure that provides consumer protection. UK Government Scotland

Scottish Trading Standards at a tipping point - SCOTSS releases results of the 2025 workforce survey that shows historic low officer numbers Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) ASH Scotland Scottish Government Scottish Grocers Federation TradingStandardsScot scotss.org/press/workforc…

Concerning figures in the latest SCOTSS workforce survey