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DORSET TRADING STANDARDS Delicious sandwiches, Scones with jam and huge pots of cream, and pastries to
follow and, of course, not forgetting pots of Tea. Altogether a most enjoyable day
which was kindly sponsored by a "gift" from Elaine Standfield's Estate for her friends
Dorset County Council Trading Standards Service check and in the WI who gave her such good support in the latter days of her illness. Adrian
approve businesses so you don’t have to. came with us on the trip and I think he enjoyed being surrounded by 21 women!
For more information visit www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk or Our next Meeting on the 19th October is a talk on the work of Marie Curie. Please
call 08454 040506. come and join us at the Bere Regis Sports Hall at 7. 30 pm. Everyone welcome.
To report or seek advice about problems you have
experienced when dealing with a trader call 08454 040506.

Illegal tobacco

Smoking is seriously addictive and is the single greatest cause of preventable
illness and avoidable death in the UK. The market for cheap, illegal tobacco,
undermines public health.
There are three types of illegal tobacco:
 Counterfeit. This claims to be an established, well-known brand. But it’s not.
It’s fake.
 Non-duty paid. Legitimate tobacco purchased abroad cheaply, brought
back to the UK, and sold at a fraction of the UK retail cost.

 Unknown brands. Made for the illegal market and unregulated.
Genuine tobacco products are manufactured to strict quality control procedures
as manufactures want all their products to be the same. A consumer will not know
what contaminants, in what levels, are contained in their illegal tobacco bought
from an illegal supply route.

Tobacco is taxed heavily as
a deterrent to persuade Quality Tax and
people to stop smoking. KingsBere Accounting
The unpaid duty on illegal
tobacco was estimated at
£2.5 billion in 2017; money Accountants For professional advice, dealing with all
that should have otherwise aspects of accounts and tax
gone towards funding
hospitals, schools and other Day and evening appointments available
services.

Trading Standards officers
who deal with illegal Phone Debbie Scott FCCA, ATII on 01258 830304
tobacco sellers often also discover involvement with other criminal activity such office@kingsbere.co.uk
as drugs, stolen items, counterfeit goods and abuse of the benefits system. Profits
made from the sale of illegal tobacco are then fed back into the criminal

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