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Staffordshire Trading Standards reveals extent of Illegal and unsafe product seizures

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Illicit tobacco, banned imported American candy, oversized vapes and unsafe or counterfeit goods are amongst the items seized by Staffordshire County Council’s Trading Standards officers last year. The team removed a total of 220,000 illegal products from the market, with an estimated value of around…

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