The Right Chemistry: A distaste for plastic cheese and fake mayo
On a recent trip to the United States, I perused a menu and decided on a cheese sandwich. When I asked the waitress about the...
Learn MoreCrawley man arrested in tobacco smuggling raids as 200,000 cigarettes and £20,000 cash seized
A CRAWLEY man has been arrested on suspicion of tobacco smuggling following raids in the town and across London where cash,...
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Sh35m counterfeit goods netted
The extent to which Kenyans are consuming fake goods, some suspected to be poisonous foods and drinks, was exposed yesterday as...
Learn MoreAlibaba Steps Up Efforts To Combat Counterfeiting
China-based Alibaba Group has restructured its counterfeit procedures in the wake of escalating complaints about fake products...
Learn MoreSON siezes fake baby diaper worth over N200m from 3 Chinese
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Wednesday intercepted 10 containers of suspected fake baby diapers worth over...
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Nigerian textile sector union backs anti-smuggling fight
The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has lauded the renewed efforts of the Nigeria...
Learn MoreOhio’s cigarette tax proposal would light up a black market
Cigarette smugglers, or “buttleggers,” will “load up a U-Haul” with cigarettes from a low-tax state and re-sell them in...
Learn MoreIn shopping, here are secrets of quality buying
It’s not unusual to return from shopping and only to discover that some products you have bought were of low quality to what you...
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Smuggled cigarettes a serious health hazard
Vietnamese consumers must become more aware of the health dangers of illicit tobacco products, including smuggled cigarettes,...
Learn MoreAlibaba tightens up procedures on fake product listings
Alibaba has promised to introduce a fast-track system for taking down listings for goods suspected to be counterfeit on its...
Learn MoreProducers concerned by the new face of counterfeiting
The lack of control laboratory, lack of industry standards, carelessness, makes it very difficult to fight against counterfeit...
Learn MoreWhy Spanish Cheese Smuggling Will Likely Continue in Canada
Canada is the North Korea of dairy products with a tight border through which foreign dairy products only pass in dribs and drabs...
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