A letter to Sterling Distributors says that the company did not identify and investigate a product later determined to be falsified.
A man on the run for years after being accused of involvement in a notorious counterfeiting case has been detained.
Two of the defendants appealed an initial judgment, but that has now been upheld and penalties finalised.
Counterfeits seized in Scotland could be dangerous to children due to loose parts that may pose a choking hazard.
Reports suggest four traders, four manufacturing units, and two unnamed individuals are named as defendants in the suit.
The two-day crackdown netted 7,000 fake perfume and skincare items with an estimated value of around HK$300,000.
Police in the UK have advised against turning up at next month's British Grand Prix without a ticket, and to beware of counterfeits.
Smokers in the EU consumed 38.9bn illicit cigarettes in 2024, a 10.8% increase on the prior year attributed to tax rises.
The Dark Side of Imitation – Counterfeit Alcohol and the Fight for Safety
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has published a white paper on the scourge of counterfeit alcohol in response to a string of high-profile incidents that have claimed hundreds of lives.
The document details some of the most notorious incidents in recent years and explains how a brand protection standard (BPS) developed by TAPA Asia Pacific (TAPA APAC) can strengthen the supply chain against counterfeit goods by encouraging logistics companies to "design out" vulnerabilities. Read more