Lincolnshire Trading Standards have seized thousands of unsafe throw bangers from a pop-up stall near the Clock Tower in the town.
Acting on reports received by the service, Lincolnshire Trading Standards visited the pop-up stall in Skegness on Sunday 13 June 2021.
Officers seized over 360 boxes of the bangers – known as 'Thunder Snaps' – comprising nearly 5,500 individual bangers. The product is subject to a withdrawal notice under pyrotechnic safety regulations for not meeting the correct physical description of a throw banger, and for sound levels exceeding the maximum allowed. They are therefore classed as unsafe.
The products have been a source of anti-social behaviour in the area, and are a cause for concern, particularly around animals due to the loud noise created when thrown down.
Trading Standards Officers later conducted a foot patrol of the town centre with no further Thunder Snaps found.
A small quantity of suspected counterfeit England football shirts were also seized.
Dan Brown, from Lincolnshire Trading Standards, said: "These Thunder Snaps don't conform to safety standards – they are too loud, too powerful, and not safe to be sold.
"As soon as he saw us approaching, the vendor tried to hide these products away, so it was clear he knew they shouldn't be on sale.
"Residents and visitors to the area shouldn't be sold unsafe products like this. If anyone has any information about the sale of these, or concerns about other items on sale, let us know."
Anyone with information on the sale of these products are encouraged to report the matter to Trading Standards via the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 0808 223 1133.