Cosmetics & Personal Care

• Brief: Saudi authorities close fake Dettol factory

  17-Feb-16 - Enforcement agencies in Saudi Arabia have seized thousands of containers of counterfeit Dettol brand detergent.

• €11.6bn lost to cargo theft in Europe in 2013; study

  01-Feb-16 - Losses due to cargo theft in the EU have leaped more than 40 per cent in the last few years, says Freightwatch.

• FBI expands partner network for IP infringement fight

  28-Jan-16 - The FBI has pledged to work more closely with businesses as it implements a new strategy to tackle IP crime.

• Estimated £360m-plus spend on fake goods over Christmas

  21-Dec-15 - NetNames has predicted £360m will be spent on counterfeit goods in the UK over the Christmas period.

• Brief: Fake 3M facemasks intercepted in China

  16-Dec-15 - The authorities in China have seized 120,000 counterfeit respiratory masks illegally carrying 3M's trademarks.

• YPB adds to technology portfolio with Motif Micro buy

  08-Dec-15 - YPB has agreed to buy a firm specialising in smartphone-readable micro-barcode technology for $7m

• Danaher completes takeover of Laetus

  07-Dec-15 - Coding and track-and-trace specialist Laetus GmbH has been acquired from Coesia by Danaher.

• Takedown operation culls counterfeit-peddling websites

  02-Dec-15 - An international operation leads to the seizures of almost a thousand domain names for sites selling fake goods.

• Enforcers close counterfeit shampoo factory in Spain

  30-Nov-15 - A clandestine operation producing counterfeit shampoo in Spain has been closed down, with several arrests made.

• Brief: Cosmetics firm warns of fake brush sets

  13-Oct-15 - Missame says buyers should be aware that fake versions of its brushes are being sold on online marketplaces.

• Organised crime suspect snared in anti-counterfeit operation

  21-Sep-15 - Suspected organised crime figure detained as South American operation nets $130m in fake goods.

• Dental anti-counterfeit campaign recognised

  02-Jul-15 - An advertising campaign designed to raise awareness of counterfeit dental products has scooped a UK award.

• Brief: Irish man killed by diet pills bought online

  01-Jul-15 - A man in his twenties has died in Ireland after consuming a slimming product containing DNP.

• Anti-counterfeit pharma and cosmetics packaging market

  30-Jun-15 - Report says bouyant growth will drive anti-counterfeit packaging market for medicines and cosmetics to $80bn by 2020.

• French-US operation seizes fake personal care products

  23-Jun-15 - French and US customs seize half a million dollars-worth of fake and potentially hazardous personal care products.

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