https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/article/43606/Trading-Standards-enforcement
Norfolk Trading Standards are warning businesses and consumers not to use an online business’s website which purports to be based in Norfolk.
Norfolk Trading Standards have received several complaints about Liquid Essences who run a website www.liquidessences.co. The business is thought to be operated from outside of the UK but uses a fictitious Norfolk address to give the impression that it is UK based. All attempts to contact the business have failed.
It appears that they are selling ethanol, claiming that it is food grade. Food grade ethanol is alcohol that is intended for human consumption, and as such must meet certain quality standards.
Food grade ethanol is typically used as a base for distilled spirits like vodka, gin and liqueurs.
Norfolk Trading Standards have sampled this product from Liquid Essences and had it analysed, it is not food grade, it is a medical product.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency have informed Norfolk Trading standards that the product is a medicinal product for skin disinfection. Furthermore, it is not licensed in the UK and should not be sold in the UK.
Consumers should stop using this product and dispose of safely. Businesses should stop using this product and dispose of safely and inform Norfolk Trading Standards if you have used this product to make any food or drink products.
You can contact us via our partners the Citizens Advice helpline online via their website or by calling 0808 223 1133(freephone).
You can also report other scams to Action Fraud, the UK national fraud office, using their online fraud reporting tool or by calling 0300 123 2040.
Source: Norfolk Trading Standards