FMCG companies fire-fight to curb counterfeiting menace – Source: Business Standard Online
But experts say that incidence of reporting by companies is actually not high, which is compounding matters
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Operation “Wipe-out” seize counterfeit products in Kigali
Counterfeit products valued in millions of francs have been seized in the City of Kigali in an operation code named “wipe-out”...
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Police arrested five fishermen and seized 300 kg tobacco products meant for smuggling to Sri Lanka in a clandestine boat valued...
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Intellectual property and counterfeiting in Thailand
Whether you know it or not, a day spent in Bangkok will almost certainly involve exposure to intellectual property rights...
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Forget Handbags: Household Items Among Goods Seized in Counterfeit Busts
Counterfeiting has become a $500 billion-a-year criminal industry that permeates everything people carry, wear and even ingest....
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Tobacco smuggling: MPs criticise ‘lack of action’
Efforts to tackle tobacco smuggling have been hampered by a “farcical” lack of action by the government and its...
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Concerns about counterfeit products and water quality spur crucial workshop
“The fate of good food in terms of labelling now rests with you,” said Resident Representative of the Pan American Health...
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Government To Fight Smuggling, Counterfeiting And Piracy – Minister Of Trade & Industry
Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Trade and Industry, has renewed government’s commitment to provide tax incentives to...
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CEBU, Philippines – The Cebu City government is calling on authorities to look into the operation of private wharfs in its...
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CD3 imageThe US Pharmacopeial Convention has started field testing a new low-cost screening device designed to detect counterfeit...
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The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) has been denied involvement in an ongoing lawsuit in Maine, US,...
Learn MoreScreening technique detects illegal cosmetics
Eye make up Researchers in Belgium have road-tested a technology that could be used to screen cosmetic products for illegal...
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