Food fraud: Record seizures of fake food and drink in INTERPOL-Europol operation
Thousands of tonnes of fake and sub-standard food and drink have been seized in 47 countries around the world as part of an INTERPOL-Europol coordinated operation. 2972_oceanstwelve3-627Operation Opson IV, conducted during December 2014 and January 2015, resulted in the seizure of more than 2,500 tonnes of counterfeit and illicit food, including mozzarella, strawberries, eggs, cooking oil and dried fruit.
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NAFDAC destroys N500m fake drugs in Onitsha
Substandard and expired drugs, diapers, baby milk and other items worth about N500 million were yesterday destroyed in Awka, Anambra State by the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). This took place just as a Chinese who specialises in importing fake and unregistered diapers was also the same day arraigned before the Federal High Court, Awka. The destruction of the items according to the Director General of the Agency, Dr Paul Orhii, was in line with the agency’s resolve to rid the country of unwholesome products.
Lear MoreINTERPOL Seized 2,500 Tons of Fake Food Around the World
The food you ate for breakfast may be fake. The cocktail you had at the bar last night may not be real either. Everything you eat may in fact be a lie. INTERPOL announced that it seized thousands of tons of fake and “sub-standard” food and drink in 47 different countries around the world as part of a coordinated operation. “Operation Opson IV, conducted during December 2014 and January 2015, resulted in the seizure of more than 2,500 tons of counterfeit and illicit food, including mozzarella, strawberries, eggs, cooking oil and dried fruit,” INTERPOL said in the announcement.
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Fake vodka could be in South Lakeland shops, police warn
COUNTERFEIT vodka could be being sold in local shops, warn police. A clear spirit labelled as Glen’s Vodka, a popular brand, has been proven to be fake at several locations around the UK. The Food Standards Agency are warning people to look at the bottle closely because on the fake product the word ‘bottled’ is misspelt so the front label reads ‘produced and botteled in Great Britain’. Also, on the rear of the label there should be a message saying ‘DRINKAWARE.CO.UK’ but it actually says ‘D-RINK AWARE.CO.UK’ .
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FDA wants help of security agencies to stop fake drugs
Mr Hudu Mogtari, Chief Executive Officer of Food and Drugs Authority, has called for the collaboration among the security agencies towards developing effective strategies to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators of imported fake drugs. While expressing concern about the influx of fake medicines into the country through unauthorized borders, he said a sound inter-security operation would help to protect public safety and lives and also serve as deterrent to potential offenders.
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/health/artikel.php?ID=347195
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Smuggled cigarettes account for third of packs sold here
Cigarettes smuggled into the country by organised crime and terror gangs now account for up to a third of all tobacco products sold in the Republic – costing the Exchequer hundreds of millions in lost revenue each year. An “empty pack survey”, which examined discarded cigarette packs in 10 towns and cities across the country last year, found that between 25pc and 32pc were illegal. As part of the survey, funded by the world’s four largest tobacco manufacturers, a market research agency randomly collected empty packs from streets and easy access bins.
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The Daily Startup: TraceLink Helps to Fight Prescription Drug Counterfeiting
TraceLink makes a cloud-based software product that helps track prescription drugs from the manufacturer to the pharmacy shelf, which can help to prevent the trafficking of counterfeit drugs. As a new federal law takes effect that seeks to halt the counterfeiting of drugs, the company has raised $20 million in funding to keep up with the demand for its product, Timothy Hay reports for Dow Jones VentureWire. The new funding was led by new investor Volition Capital, joined by new investor Fidelity Biosciences and returning investor FirstMark Capital.
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2,500 tonnes of fake food and drinks found in just two months
More than 2,500 tonnes of illicit or fake food, including mozzarella, strawberries, eggs, cooking oil and dried fruit were seized in the last two months. The fake and sub-standard food and drink have been seized in 47 countries around the world as part of an Interpol – Europol operation. Checks were carried out at shops, markets, airports, seaports and industrial estates during December 2014 and January 2015 and involved police, customs, national food regulatory bodies and partners from the private sector, according to Interpol.
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Hundreds of bottles of fake Glen’s Vodka seized
Hundreds of fake bottles of Glen’s Vodka on sale in England and Scotland have been seized by enforcement officers.
http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Manufacturing/Fake-vodka-on-sale-in-UK
Lear MoreStates Smoking the Most Smuggled Cigarettes
Tobacco consumption in America has declined consistently since the surgeon general’s office published its first report in 1965. However, more than 18% of adults still identified as smokers in 2013, and in many states, demand for tobacco is high enough to justify large-scale smuggling operations. In New York, a nation-leading 58% of the cigarette market was smuggled in 2013. The share is so high that it hardly fits the description of an underground market.
http://247wallst.com/special-report/2015/02/17/states-smoking-the-most-smuggled-cigarettes/
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