A pub in the Valleys has been prosecuted after being found to have substituted Smirnoff vodka with an alternative brand. The offence was discovered at The Bear Inn in Llantrisant following a routine Trading Standards inspection.
On Friday, May 20 2022, a Rhondda Cynon Taf Trading Standards officer became suspicious of the authenticity of the Smirnoff vodka. Later analysis and investigations confirmed that Smirnoff had been substituted with an alternative brand.
Colin Edrop, the business owner of The Bear Inn, pleaded guilty at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates' Court on Friday, March 24 2023 to selling food not of the nature substance/quality demanded by the purchaser. He was ordered to pay a £403 fine, £752 court costs and £40 victim surcharge.
