(in Britain) a local authority department that deals with diverse issues under a wide variety of legislation, relating to food safety, pricing, prevention of sales of counterfeit goods and tobacco and alcohol to under-age buyers, and action to prevent exploitation of vulnerable consumers by scams and doorstep crime
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of, relating to or working for the trading standard office
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