Cosmetics & Personal Care

• Italian counterfeiters moving down-market in recession

  24-Oct-12 - Italian counterfeiters are expanding into personal care to target budget-conscious consumers, says a new report.

• Oriflame chooses 3D illusion label to protect perfume

  17-Oct-12 - Oriflame is using Rolling Optics' 3D optical illusion film on its new perfume to differentiate it from counterfeits.

• Estee Lauder adds Bobbi Brown to Target counterfeit claims

  17-Oct-12 - Estée Lauder wants to expand its counterfeit cosmetic case against Target Australia to cover Bobbi Brown products.

• Sri Lanka warns of surge in illegal cosmetics

  15-Oct-12 - Sri Lankan health officials have warned that more than half of cosmetics used by the public are illegal and dangerous.

• Fakes a threat to Asian cosmetics ingredients growth

  03-Oct-12 - Countries in Asia Pacific need to stem the rise of fake cosmetics and ingredients by tightening regulations, according to F&S.

• Atlantic Zeiser unveils anti-counterfeiting software

  02-Oct-12 - Atlantic Zeiser has created a track and trace system to fight counterfeiting in the cosmetics sector.

• RPC Llantrisant coding bottles with Linx covert printing

  26-Sep-12 - RPC Llantrisant is working with Linx Printing Technologies to authenticate and trace bottles it manufactures.

• Estée Lauder suing Target in fake cosmetics case

  19-Sep-12 - Estée Lauder is suing Target Australia for allegedly selling counterfeit M.A.C Cosmetics at its stores.

• Puerto Rican police seize fake Novartis contact lenses

  29-Aug-12 - Police have seized 4,000 counterfeit FreshLook contact lenses and other fake goods in raids in Puerto Rico.

• Indian police seize fake cosmetics in wholesale raid

  29-Aug-12 - Police in India have seized counterfeit cosmetics worth $22,000 in a raid on a wholesale trader.

• China seizes $3m of fake cosmetics

  22-Aug-12 - Chinese police have seized more than $3m-worth of fake cosmetics including batches of counterfeit Botox.

• Indian fake cosmetics, herbal medicine market nears $1.8bn

  20-Aug-12 - Sales of counterfeit cosmetics and herbal medicines in India neared $1.8bn last fiscal year, a trade association claims.

• China driving rise in counterfeit cosmetics

  27-Jul-12 - Factories in China are behind a rise in cases of counterfeit cosmetics and personal care products, says a UK IPO report.

• Indian police raid fake cosmetics production plant

  23-Jul-12 - Police in India have seized machinery, raw materials and fake cosmetics in a raid on a facility.

• IPO raises fears of rise in counterfeit manufacturing in UK

  18-Jul-12 - The UK IPO has raised concerns that more and more counterfeiters are manufacturing from within the country.

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