Trading Standards officers seize more than 521,000 items in 12 months at East Midlands Airport
More than £17m worth of unsafe or non-compliant goods have been seized at East Midlands Airport in the past year, Leicestershire County Council said.The county council said these included electrical goods which could overheat and cause a fire and toys which failed to meet UK safety standards.Goods also included jewellery with high levels of hazardous metals and cosmetics containing toxic ingredients, the authority said.
The non-compliant seizures were mainly for incorrectly labelled goods and officers would then work with importers to help correct those issues and release the goods for sale, the council said.
"All these products which have been seized either present a danger to the public, or are substandard, so it is crucial that they are intercepted and either made safe or sent for recycling."
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