The firm has been fined almost £40,000
They also said the product “presented a significant risk”.
North Yorkshire County Council’s executive member for trading standards, Coun Derek Bastiman, said: “A business that imports fireworks into the UK bears responsibility for ensuring that they are safe and meet safety and labelling standards. “This company did not complete the appropriate steps to check the throwdowns were safe and then failed to assist the council’s officers in removing the product from the market.
“This is disappointing and irresponsible and the court recognised that in the sentence it passed today.” Anyone who sees fireworks on sale which they are concerned about they can report them to trading standards officers via the Citizens Advice Consumer Service on 0808 223 1133.
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