Relabelled, expired products were purchased in France and Germany and then supplied into the Lithuanian market.
The agency wants to hear from consumers, IP holders, online and physical markets, and others to guide its strategy.
Topics covered include who is in scope and who is exempt from record-keeping requirements due in 2026.
Thousands of bottles of counterfeit Johnnie Walker Black Label and other whisky, cognac and rum brands were seized.
Central to the plans is a plan to work closely with industry to find ways to further strengthen the supply chain.
RiskGPT promises to help users predict, prevent, and respond to the threat of cargo theft or other shipment risks.
Cut out counterfeit attempts? Reid Fruits and Laava show it’s possible
Over three years, Reid Fruits drastically reduced the number of counterfeit attempts on their premium Tasmanian cherries, sold in Asian export markets where the brand was in high demand and had a strong reputation that was at risk from inferior products sold under fake Reid Fruits branding.
In the 2019-20 season, in a bid to fight the fakes, Reid Fruits introduced Laava Smart Fingerprints® on its cherry boxes bound for 20 export markets. The result: only 10 counterfeit attempts, all of which were automatically stopped by the Laava platform.
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