Hazardous jewellery, toxic cosmetics and unsafe toys were among half a million items seized at East Midlands Airport in the last year. More than 521,000 unsafe or non-compliant items coming into EMA were seized. Leicestershire Trading Standards intercepted these items, which together are worth over £17m, and stopped potentially dangerous goods from entering the shops and marketplaces.
Seized items include electrical goods that could overheat and cause a fire, toys which did not meet UK safety standards, jewellery with high levels of hazardous metals and cosmetics with toxic ingredients. Non-compliant seizures are primarily for consignments which have been incorrectly labelled or when importers do not have the correct paperwork. In these cases, the importers are helped to correct the issues and release the goods for sale.
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