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Man fined over £100,000 over tooth whitening strips
06 September 2019
In 2017 and 2018, the Lancashire Public Analyst lab tested teeth whitening strips for hydrogen peroxide content, which were found to be in excess of the permitted levels with 100 times the legal amount of bleaching agent allowed. The business importing and selling the products was Ableton Ltd, the director which is Francis Reed, who had previously sold the same product under the company Franwood Ltd. On 21st March 2019, Mr Reed entered "guilty" pleas to a number of offences under the Cosmetic Products Regulations 2013 and the Trade Marks Act 1994, at Liverpool Crown Court. He was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment, suspended for 2 years, and 150 hours unpaid work. On 13th June, a Confiscation Order was made under the Proceeds of Crime Act, of £97,930 payable within 28 days and costs of £14,834 were awarded.
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Lancashire analyst's test results lead to £7K fine for Bradford woman over false food claims
01 September 2019
The director of a Bradford-based company has been ordered to pay a total of £7695.43 for unlawfully claiming the health benefits of various food products, including weight-loss and protection from virus claims. The prosecution was brought by West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service with Wendy Atkinson, of Modern Herbals also pleading guilty to an offence under the Food Safety Act 1990, relating to the supply of a Noni juice fruit drink that was labelled to contain Vitamin C, when in fact it did not contain any.
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Worcestershire Public Analyst Laboratory to Close
23 August 2019
Worcestershire County Council has taken the decision to close its scientific services laboratory at the end of this year. The closure is as a result of increasing budget pressures and the continued decline in sample numbers, and specifically the ceasing of support from the Food Standards Agency.
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APA CONFERENCE -GLASGOW 2019
09 July 2019
This year's APA conference will be held in Glasgow on Thursday 31st October and Friday 1st November at the Hilton Doubletree hotel in Cambridge Street. The full conference programme will be announced shortly.
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Modern Apprentice from Glasgow Scientific Services scoops top award.
11 June 2019
Emma O'Halloran, a fourth year Modern Apprentice with Glasgow Scientific Services has been crowned in Glasgow as The Trade House "Apprentice of the Year" .
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Fake Cheese?
03 June 2019
Is the cheese on pizzas always as genuine as we might think? Find out in episode 4 of "Tricks of the Restaurant Trade" which is due to be broadcast on Channel Four tonight (3rd June). In this digital age some things remain resolutely analogue, one of them being the cheese analogue that can sometimes be found masquerading as the real thing on pizzas and in cheese burgers.
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