Cosmetics & Personal Care

• Hong Kong, Singapore and UAE main hubs for fake trade

  23-Jun-17 - Unsurprisingly, China is the main source of fake goods, and they often transit via Hong Kong, Singapore and UAE.

• Seen and heard: Counterfeiting news in brief

  22-Jun-17 - Fuel adulteration in Pakistan, knock-off Damien Hirst, Philippines counterfeit mega-factory and fake car parts in India.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  14-Jun-17 - Deadly fake opioids, duplicitous detergent, charges laid in pig vaccine case and a casino chip scam in Singapore.

• US campaign alerts travellers to risk of counterfeits

  13-Jun-17 - Customs and Border Protection has launched an educational campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of fake goods.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  25-May-17 - Fake tobacco in Russia, a cosmetics seizure, adulterated spices and the risk of fake drugs in clinical trials.

• Most counterfeit contact lenses are contaminated, says FDA

  25-May-17 - Almost two-thirds of counterfeit contact lenses tested positive for microbial contamination in a US study.

• Seen and heard: Counterfeiting news in brief

  18-May-17 - Russia's Rudy Kurniawan, Swatch domain takedown, fake veterinary vaccines and hazardous deodorant clones.

• 'Nation-wide menace' of counterfeiting crippling India

  16-May-17 - The Indian government is losing around $6bn a year in revenue from illicit counterfeit trade, says FICCI.

• Fake research reagents making their way to labs in China

  11-May-17 - There is an underground black market in China for fake research reagents used in scientific experiments.

• 'Historic' bust nabs tons of fake cosmetics in Cambodia

  10-May-17 - Nearly 70 tons of fake cosmetics have been seized by Cambodian authorities in the biggest haul of its kind in the country.

• China, India named and shamed on lax IP

  02-May-17 - US President Donald Trump's "America First" slogan has come out strong in the latest Special 301 report.

• Alibaba quashes counterfeit cosmetic racket with tip off

  25-Apr-17 - China's Alibaba says it has tipped off the country's police to a suspected counterfeit cosmetic racket.

• Industry welcomes Trump's order to boost defence against fakes

  04-Apr-17 - President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at preventing counterfeits from entering the country.

• Hong Kong Customs seizes counterfeit shampoo

  23-Mar-17 - Hong Kong Customs has seized more than 3,200 bottles of suspected counterfeit shampoo products.

• Fake Durex condoms seized in Puerto Rico

  23-Mar-17 - US border agents seized a large haul of counterfeit Durex condoms during a five-day operation in Puerto Rico.

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