Trading Standards
Trading Standards promote a fair trading environment for
consumers and honest businesses in Cheshire East and helps to
protect and support them. This is achieved through advice,
education, working in partnership and law enforcement.
This area of the website contains advice and information for
consumers such as advice on purchasing or returning goods and
information for businesses about legislation and fair
trading. There is also advice for farmers, motor trading
companies and information about food and product safety.
Not in Cheshire East? You can find details of your local Trading
Standards office by using the postcode search at Trading Standards
Central.
Latest News
Mephedrone Warning
Cheshire East Trading
Standards would like to warn residents about the potential
dangers of the drug mephedrone which has recently featured in the
national press.
It is thought that the drug often shortened to MMCat, 4-MMC
Miaow/Meow, drone or Bubbles can harm the well being of its users
causing hallucinations, blood circulation problems, rashes,
anxiety, paranoia, fits and dellusions.
Mephedrone is currently labelled as a plant food or bath
salts.
For general advice on drug treatment you can also contact the
East Cheshire Drug Service on 01625 422100
Buying at Home
Regulations for Cheshire
Businesses using 'doorstep' and 'face to face' sales methods. For
more information see the New
Regulations Section.
Important new Legislation for Cheshire
Businesses
The Consumer Protection from Unfair
Trading Regulations 2008 (the CPRs) came into force on 26 May 2008
and implement the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD). The
aim of the UCPD is to harmonise consumer protection laws across the
European Union to prevent business practices that are unfair to
consumers, and all Member States are introducing equivalent
legislation. The Regulations replace a lot of consumer protection
legislation including Part III of the Consumer Protection Act 1987
(which dealt with misleading prices), the majority of the Trade
Descriptions Act 1968, and the Control of Misleading Advertising
Regulations 1988.
Shop a Shark
Trading Standards
officers have joined with colleagues in Halton, Warrington and
Merseyside to crack down on illegal money-lending, rooting out loan
sharks and bringing them to justice.
If you have information to provide, go to the Shop a Shark
page.