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Trading Standards

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About Us

Our aim

Our aim is to promote a fair and safe trading environment for the people of Leicestershire. We enforce a wide range of Trading Standards laws to help ensure that both consumers and traders receive a fair deal. We operate a quality assurance system accredited to ENO ISO 9001:2000 and have attained the Community Legal Services Quality Mark for our consumer advisory service. We hold the status of Investor in People and also provide verification services to local businesses.

What we do

Our work is diverse and covers many trading areas, these include:
Fair Trading Fair Trading checking on price indications, descriptions of goods, textile labelling, counterfeit goods and consumer credit
Community and
Product Safety 		testing the safety of all consumer goods including toys and electrical equipment; underage and doorstep sales.
Food monitoring labelling, compositional standards, and nutritional claims
Poisons, Petroleum & Explosives licensing, registration and inspection of storage facilities application forms
Animal Health & Welfare enforcing the law dealing with movement, licensing and welfare of livestock
Metrology checking the accuracy of weighing and measuring equipment in use for trade.
Information & Advice
Consumers:
Business:

Schedule of Fees for Business

further information
Consumer Advice:
Contact : Consumer Direct
Telephone : 08454 04 05 06
Online: www.consumerdirect.gov.uk
Trader Advice:
Contact : The Duty Officer
Telephone : 0116 305 8000
E-Mail : trading-standards@leics.gov.uk
Last Updated:
10 April 2008
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