Cosmetics & Personal Care

• Counterfeit clippings: news in brief

  02-Aug-13 - A round-up of recent international developments in the anti-counterfeiting and piracy arena.

• Ingenia forms alliance with Grafiche Bramucci

  15-Jul-13 - Ingenia has teamed up with Grafiche Bramucci to provide anti-counterfeit tech to personal care and cosmetics clients.

• Polish customs intercept 1m-plus fake condoms

  03-Jul-13 - Customs officers in Poland have seized a huge haul of counterfeit condoms en route to Europe from China.

• EU vote boosts customs powers to seize counterfeit goods

  14-Jun-13 - Europe has voted in new regulations to give customs sweeping powers to intercept and destroy fake goods.

• Q-Med turns to coded security seals to protect Restylane

  14-May-13 - Q-Med has added a coded security seal to its dermal filler Restylane to help protect customers from counterfeits.

• Fraudulent Botox discovered in US

  29-Apr-13 - The FDA warns healthcare professionals to be wary after finding fraudulent versions of Allergan's Botox.

• Butterfly inspires anti-counterfeiting tech

  02-Apr-13 - NanoTech Security turns to the iridescent Blue Morpho butterfly for inspiration as it develops anti-counterfeiting markers.

• Colgate-Palmolive clear of fake toothpaste case

  05-Mar-13 - A US woman is suing the importer and retailer of a counterfeit toothpaste for $2m, saying it damaged her health.

• Acid attack suspect jailed in fake cosmetic case

  28-Jan-13 - A Bangladeshi court has sentenced a man accused of an acid attack to two years in jail for making fake cosmetics.

• US man pleads guilty in stolen pharma, hair products cases

  18-Jan-13 - A Florida man has pleaded guilty to charges relating to the theft of Mylan pharmaceutical and L'Oreal hair care products.

• Counterfeit condoms on the rise in UK

  07-Jan-13 - Fake condoms are being imported into the UK at an alarming rate, according to the MHRA.

• Police seize 1000s of fake cosmetics in Poland

  24-Dec-12 - European police have seized 1000s of counterfeit cosmetics and made six arrests in raids on 14 sites in Poland.

• Thai police seize $1m in fake perfumes and cosmetics

  19-Dec-12 - Police in Thailand have seized counterfeit perfumes and cosmetics with a value of almost $1m.

• Police seize 135 tonnes of fake soap, food and drink

  17-Dec-12 - International police forces have seized more than 135 tonnes of counterfeit soap cubes, food and drink.

• US police seize fake perfumes after traffic stop

  22-Nov-12 - Police seized 1,500 bottles of counterfeit cologne and perfume and made three arrests after stopping a van for speeding.

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