Illegal sweets worth £2,800 incinerated after Oxford Street candy shop raid

The 676 items, valued at £2852.75, which are set to be incinerated (Picture: Westmister City Council)

More than 600 items for sale at an Oxford Street candy shop have been incinerated after officials raided the store.

Westminster City Council said they seized 676 sweets, cereals and crisps as they contained additives, colourings and E numbers banned in the UK.

Pictures show bags packed full of the illicit items valued at £2,852.75 ready to be destroyed.

Several of the chocolate bars were not labelled in English, meaning consumers were unable to check the products for ingredients, sell by dates or allergens.

Trading standards teams also uncovered illicit Lucky Charms cereal, KitKats, Lion bars and a variety of bottled drinks including Mirinda and Fanta all containing ‘dangerous’ and ‘harmful’ ingredients.

This is the latest raid on the premises which was previously found to be selling Swedish Fish and Hot Tamales sweets, which are banned in the UK due to the impact their additive ingredients can have on children.

Several of the chocolate bars were not labelled in English, meaning consumers were unable to check the products for ingredients (Picture: Westminster City Council)

Leader of Westminster City Council, Councillor Adam Hug with the confiscated items (Picture: Westminster City Council)

Council staff attended Westminster Magistrates’ Court on October 1 where the destruction of 676 goods was ordered and £3,110.25 was awarded.

The seized snacks are now set to be incinerated, which the business is also required to pay for.

Cllr Adam Hug, WCC’s leader, said: ‘We are continuing to make the lives of unscrupulous traders a nightmare through regular enforcement action and putting pressure on landlords.

‘This collection of illegal sweets was enough to send a shiver down anyone’s spine.

This is the latest raid on the premises which was previously found to be selling Swedish Fish and Hot Tamales sweets, which are banned in the UK(Picture: Westminster City council)

‘There are more raids coming in the next few weeks, so I hope traders who seem happy to sell illegal goods to children are ready for a fright.’

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In 2022 an investigation was launched into American sweet shops which dominate Oxford Street.

Some stores – which have been accused of evading £8million in business rates – have been found flogging fake Wonka chocolate bars and Rolexes.

Other London candy shops are also selling sweets that are so sweet they would be illegal to manufacture in the UK.

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