Brunei to clamp down on illegal tobacco products
The government is stepping up to clamp down on illegal tobacco products as majority of smokers in Brunei buy their cigarettes from the black market, a Ministry of Health official said.
Health Promotion Centre (HPC) Head Dr HjhNorhayatiHjKassim expressed grave concern over the prevalence of smoking among adults despite stringent anti-smoking policies including a de facto stop in renewal of applications for tobacco import and wholesale licence.
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What can be expected if Ohio’s tobacco taxes increase?
The tobacco tax increase also comes with $8 million for programs to help tobacco users quit. Reem Aly at the Health Policy Institute of Ohio says higher taxes can result in higher quit rates, but the stateneedstotrackthoseprogramscarefully.
“It just needs to be a system put in place so that we’re all moving towards the same goal and it’s clear what that goal is,” Aly said.
http://www.wksu.org/news/story/43394
Lear MoreHere’s where your counterfeit goods come from
House Speaker Feliciano “Sonny” R. Belmonte Jr. yesterday rejected calls to boycott China-made products amid the Chinese government’s continued aggression in the West Philippine Sea.
The House chief said the authorities should instead preocuppy themselves in addressing the unabated smuggling of China-made products to the country.
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Tanzania: TBS Intensifies Fight Against Fake Products
The Acting Director General of the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS), Mr Joseph Masikitiko, sheds more light on the problems and measures being taken to address them, in this interview with our Correspondent Moses Ferdinand.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201506220320.html
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Police Seize Over 280 Bottles Of Smuggled Liquor
Police in Nyabihu District have impounded 287 bottles of smuggled liquor after it was sneaked into the country apparently through an illegal border in the Western Province.
The seized liquor include 96 bottles of Red Wine, 48 bottles of Gordon gin, 26 bottles of VeuveClicquot and 24 bottles of Black Label.
http://www.newsofrwanda.com/irembo/28073/police-seize-over-280-bottles-of-smuggled-liquor/
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Smuggled goods from China still cannot be quantified
Le Thi Minh Thuy, head of the GSO’s Trade & Service Statistics Department, at a meeting with the local press on June 12, admitted that the difference in statistics has existed for many years. However,They said this couldnot be blamed entirely on smuggling.
The meeting was organized after National Assembly’s Deputy Mai Huu Tin, who cited the Chinese statistics agency as saying that Vietnam’s excess of imports over exports in trade with China was $43.8 billion, not $29 billion, as announced by GSO.
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Eleven Charged in Counterfeit 5-Hour ENERGY Drink Conspiracy
Washington DC – infoZine – 10 people were arrested after being charged with conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement and conspiracy to introduce misbranded food into interstate commerce. The defendants were arrested on charges stemming from the illegal distribution and counterfeit of the liquid dietary supplement 5-Hour ENERGY. One further defendant was not arrested but remains subject to an arrest warrant.
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/62166/
Lear MoreLaunch of Coalition against Illicit Trade (CAIT) to fight global counterfeiting and smuggling
Today marks the launch of the Coalition Against Illicit Trade (CAIT), a new worldwide coalition of businesses and organisations dedicated to fighting the trade of counterfeited and contraband goods, which causes significant harm to consumers, governments, businesses, and society in general.
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As taxes on cigarettes rise, smokers turn to counterfeits
Punitive taxation on cigarettes and extreme tobacco control regulations have resulted in a spike in smuggling of substandard cigarettes.
This has lead to the Government losing tax revenues on sale of cigarettes, as well as the emergence of greater health hazards among the users of cigarettes.
Philips wages war on fake products
International electronic brand Philips has begun a campaign to address counterfeit product sales in Ghana and across the continent.
The campaign dubbed ‘Buy Original’ is aimed at educating consumers on the risk of using fake products.
http://www.starrfmonline.com/1.4602897
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