Warning to Redditch businesses after counterfeit goods are seized

BUSINESSES in Redditch are being warned to remain vigilant and not to buy goods from people they don’t know or trust.
This follows a number of recent incidents in the county were shop owners claimed to have bought unsafe or counterfeit goods from ‘an unknown man in a van’ who calls at their shop out of the blue with a ‘too good to be true deal’ .
Retailers are legally responsible for the goods that they sell, including toys, tobacco, alcohol, and a huge range of consumer goods.
It is illegal to supply unsafe, dangerous products or fake goods.
Traders are being told that is best practice to keep details from where goods have been purchased, and wherever possible evidence of compliance with the relevant regulations and standards.

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