Cosmetics & Personal Care

• US bill would require ID for “high-volume” online sellers

  27-Jul-20 - The INFORM Act is intended to fight the sale of counterfeit, stolen and hazardous goods online.

• Fake cleaning products seized in UAE, factory closed

  23-Jul-20 - Counterfeits of 'international brands' of cleaning materials, worth around $550,000, have been seized in United Arab Emirates.

• 3M has filed 18 lawsuits in fight against COVID-19 fraud

  17-Jul-20 - Respiratory mask supplier says it has investigated more than 4,000 suspected fraud cases since March.

• COVID-19 scam seizures top 840, says ICE

  14-Jul-20 - US law enforcement has seized more than 840 shipments of fraudulent COVID-19 goods, making 46 arrests.

• UK body unveils draft guidance on trademark offence sentencing

  08-Jul-20 - Guidelines cover individuals and organisations involved in the possession or sale of counterfeit goods.

• ‘Too short’ condoms lead to counterfeit bust in Spain

  06-Jul-20 - Executives at two wholesale distributors in Spain have been charged with distributing tens of thousands of fake condoms.

• BYD accuses four of selling fake respiratory masks

  24-Jun-20 - China's BYD has filed a complaint against alleged counterfeiters of its respiratory masks based in the US.

• Head of Chinese pharmacy firm jailed for fake 3M mask scam

  22-Jun-20 - The chairman of a Chinese pharmacy chain has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling fake 3M N95 masks.

• 3M files suit against fake PPE sellers profiting from COVID-19

  12-Jun-20 - Personal protective equipment manufacturer 3M has taken to the courts to try to disrupt the illegal trade in counterfeits.

• Counterfeit products cost EU governments billions each year

  10-Jun-20 - EU member states collectively lose a staggering €15bn each year due to counterfeit goods on the market.

• Make-up guru Jeffree Star slams Wish again over fakes

  09-Jun-20 - Jeffree Star has launched another broadside against Wish, claiming the e-commerce company is still peddling counterfeits.

• Europol targets organised crime with dedicated financial unit

  09-Jun-20 - Europol launches 65-strong financial and economic crime unit to disrupt money flows in organised crime networks.
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  Fighting fakes during the COVID-19 crisis

  29-May-20 - The rise in e-commerce as a result of coronavirus crisis 'demands greater use of security features to combat fakes'.

• Hungarian survey says fake dietary supplements are common

  28-May-20 - Four out of 10 young people in Hungary say they have encountered a counterfeit dietary supplement.

• Sumitomo patents near infrared anti-counterfeit ink

  27-May-20 - Sumitomo Metal Mining has been granted a US patent for a security ink based on near infrared (NIR) absorbing particles.

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