French fury over ‘fake’ cheese in TV expose
The widespread use of “fake cheese” has outraged France after a TV documentary secretly filmed artificial substitutes being produced by the country’s food manufacturers.
Restaurateurs and food critics in the nation celebrated for its fine cheeses called for new food labelling rules to be brought in after France 2 television revealed the proliferation of vegetable fat-based substitutes.
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Canon Warns of Fake 600EX-RT Flashes For Sale Online
If you’re planning on buying a Canon 600EX-RT flash online in the near future, you’ll probably want to do it from an authorized Canon reseller because a supply of fake speed lights has apparently popped up on the web. Nikon recently made a similar announcement about some of their gear, which suggests there’s no slowing in the counterfeit camera gear game.
http://www.popphoto.com/canon-warns-fake-600ex-rt-flashes-sale-online
Lear MoreThe ‘fake’ issue needs to be taken seriously
E-commerce players are witnessing unbelievable growth globally. Competition is increasing everyday, what with mergers and acquisitions on the one hand and innovations such as online customisation of brands and cash on delivery on the other. Not really a wonder that brick-and-mortar stores are already feeling the heat.
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Haiti – Health : The counterfeiting of medicines, a scourge that threatens us
This Tuesday at the Marriott Hotel, the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) through its Directorate of Pharmacy, Medicines and Traditional Medicine (DPM/MT) has officially launched the “National Pharmaceutical Policy” under the patronage of President Michel Martelly and leadership of Prime Minister Evans Paul. This policy provides a framework and guidance for the Haitian pharmaceutical system.
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US$1.7 trillion lost to counterfeiting globally – AGI
The President of the Association of Ghana Industries [AGI], James Asare-Adjei, has asked for concerted efforts to combat the influx of counterfeit products into Ghana,as illicit trade in these products are estimated to have exceededUS$1.7trillion globally.
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Four arraigned in plot to smuggle phony iPhones
Four foreigners were arraigned in federal court here Wednesday on charges they smuggled phony iPhones and other electronics products and accessories from China into the United States for sale.
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Azerbaijani border guards prevent smuggling attempt by sea
In June of this year, border guards detained a group of criminals attempting to carry smuggled products into Azerbaijan by sea. On 19 June 2015, according to information that smuggled products would be brought from Russia by sea through the area of the SBS “Muqtadir” coastal checkpoint, the coastal zone was closed and a border guard ship began to conduct surveillance on the area. In an operation carried out on 20 June 2015 around 1:00 AM, a group of eight persons carrying on a motor boat 804 kg sturgeon, 7kg smoked fish and 2.4 kg black caviar were detained.
http://www.news.az/articles/society/99228
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High cost of buying fake goods
Ramaru said counterfeiting was a problem in South Africa and the rest of the world, and seen as a major crime by international police.
Between 5 and 7 percent of the world’s turnover comes from counterfeiting, said the World Counterfeiting Organisation, and the damage is not only financial.
http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/high-cost-of-buying-fake-goods-1.1877949#.VZI9yBuqqko
Lear MoreFake Chinese dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics smuggled into Vietnam in bulk
They have been illegally transported in bulk in a more sophisticated way than before, the National Steering Committee on Combating Smuggling, Commercial Fraud, and Counterfeit Goods (Steering Committee 389) said during the event in Hoi An City in the central region.
Lear MoreKLIA customs foil RM4m cigarette smuggling attempt
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Customs Department seized 40,000 cartons of cigarettes with unpaid duties amounting of RM4 million on June 24.
KLIA Customs director Datuk Chik Omar Chik Lim said in the 5pm operation, a 40-feet container was impounded at West Port in Port Klang which was carrying goods from China.
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1474841
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