JULY 2016

The Tanzania government has blocked 1.82 million counterfeit mobile phone handsets since the exercise began on 16 June, with the control against the use of fake devices in the country sustained on a daily basis, the Daily reports. Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan told delegates to the fourth Annual Mobile360 Africa conference that the fake phones were blocked in cooperation with the GSMA, which tracks bogus IMEI numbers and sends them to the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA). The TCRA prohibits the devices from entering the local market. Suluhu said the government via TCRA remains firm against the use of counterfeit phones in the local market. READ MORE>>>

FIJI: WE all want to look beautiful and presentable. Cosmetics can be a quick an easy way to temporarily solve beauty problems of an individual. For that, most people don’t mind spending money on cosmetics which has made the cosmetic and make-up business a multi-billion dollar industry. However, not all consumers know that fake or counterfeit make-up are being sold in the marketplace. What is damaging is the fact that consumers use it without knowing the risks it poses as these counterfeit products are loaded with toxic and harmful chemicals.. READ MORE>>>

Kampala — The National Drug Authority has cautioned health workers against dispensing and selling counterfeit anti-malarial drugs that have flooded the market. READ MORE>>>

PUERTO RICO: US CBP San Juan Field Operations announced today that approximately 268 seizures where made of counterfeit products, valued at $2.4 million, which were illegally imported into Puerto Rico via international mail.  This is a record number of counterfeits seized by CBP in Puerto Rico during a single week. READ MORE>>>

Last month, Indonesian police unearthed a drug-counterfeiting ring that had been selling fake vaccines for more than a decade. Now, health facilities are beginning revaccination efforts as new information on the scandal comes to light, according to Reuters . READ MORE>>>

The frightening truth about Canadian pharmacies. It might seem harmless, smart even: order prescription medications through an online pharmacy based in Canada. Get the same drug you would get down the street at Walgreens — for a lot less money. READ MORE>>>

DUBAI:  The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the multinational luxury goods conglomerate Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH) to collaborate on improving consumer awareness on counterfeiting and protecting consumers from counterfeit goods, especially those bearing the Louis Vuitton logo. READ MORE>>>

For Canadian winemakers, imitation probably isn’t the sincerest form of flattery. Imagine you’re a businessperson on a trip to China. You manage to be able to buy a bottle of Chateau Mouton Rothschild from a wine list in a restaurant to impress a prospective client. The server then takes the bottle and smashes it. READ MORE>>>

The US Senate has passed a resolution designating July as an anti-counterfeiting and consumer awareness month.Passed on July 15, the resolution will designate July as an official month for national education and awareness campaigns. READ MORE>>>

FCAI fears over reproduction replicas have hit heavy vehicle industry, supplier says. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) recently stepped up their ‘Genuine is Best’ campaign in the hopes of lowering the number of fake replica parts being imported into Australia. . READ MORE>>>

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Board of Managers for the Indonesian Pediatrician Agency, Soedjatmiko, has called on all hospitals to properly dispose and incinerate all used vaccine bottles in order to prevent the misappropriation of such medical waste. READ MORE>>>

 The chances of counterfeit mobile phones, their parts and accessories causing calamitous damage to its users have become high. Who is responsible for the widespread counterfeit devices in Kuwait? In a recent review, several citizens, expatriates, owners of mobile phone shops and telecom engineers, unanimously agreed on the need to intensify inspection and surveillance of the market to prevent the spread of all types of counterfeit devices and their accessories due to the dangers they constitute to life. READ MORE>>>

These rings will make you feel like you just won the championship…well, almost. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized $300,000 worth of counterfeit National Football League (NFL) championship rings at Tampa International Airport in a shipment from China, the CBP reported Friday. READ MORE>>>

Counterfeit and potentially hazardous versions of a dental adhesive have been discovered in Germany and the Netherlands, according to regulators. READ MORE>>>

The standards body has lost millions in endless repairs of its vehicles as a result of adulterated fuel it is supposed to deter from entering the Ugandan market, writes BENON HERBERT OLUKA. READ MORE>>>

Teams at three councils seized the items, and also found Doctor Who and Batman items popular among counterfeiters. READ MORE>>>

The trade in fake goods is putting hundreds of jobs at risk, experts have warned, as a BBC investigation shows the extent of the black market in England’s biggest cities. READ MORE>>>

More than 15,000 cigarettes, along with £1,550 in cash and a vehicle, have been seized in Worthing as part of an investigation into illicit tobacco. According to a statement from West Sussex County Council, Sussex Police broke into a vehicle on Friday following public reports of suspicious activity nearby, and seized the vehicle with the cigarettes and 550 tobacco pouches found inside. READ MORE>>>

Ongoing investigations into the scale of the fake vaccine racket in Indonesia have uncovered counterfeits in 37 medical facilities across nine provinces. READ MORE>>>

Economic crime police have arrested two men in Nonthaburi province with about 3,000 pairs of fake brand name jeans made for a regular Malaysian buyer. Pol Col Sitthichai Leelasawat, deputy commander. READ MORE>>>

DUBAI: The Department of Economic Development Dubai seized over 635,000 fake products worth more than Dh23 million during the holy month of Ramadan. Officials of the Intellectual Property Rights Department of the Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection Sector at the department conducted raids on 25 flats and 12 stores, and warehouses in the emirate, said Ibrahim Behzad, Director if Intellectual Property Rights -DED. READ MORE>>>

Recently, Ma managed to muddle his stance on counterfeit sales through Alibaba’s Chinese marketplaces with remarks last month at Alibaba’s first investor day conference suggesting that many fakes are of higher quality than the name-brand originals. And that’s further complicated by the fact that Alibaba and its marketplaces continue to sell a high volume of counterfeit goods despite his repeated vows to crack down. READ MORE>>>

CYPRUS:Both the competitiveness and growth of a country and the welfare of its citizens depends on guaranteeing their health and safety. Although public expenditure on health increased during the years 2007-2011, there were no improvements in the quality of healthcare provided. During the economic crisis and especially between 2012 and 2014, public healthcare spending declined, and combined with declining private incomes resulted in more people utilising public hospitals, further exasperating the situation. READ MORE>>>

AUSTRALIA: The skin around Helena Chen’s eyes is scarred, swollen and bruised. Her left eye is now larger than the right and she will have to wait months before she knows if she has been permanently damaged after she had double eyelid surgery in March. Chen is a victim of a growing wave of backyard beauticians with no Australian medical qualifications who are performing cosmetics procedures on clients lying on beds and couches in Sydney flats, leaving real doctors to clean up their botched jobs.. READ MORE>>>

MARBELLA, SPAIN: LOCAL POLICE in Marbella are cracking on with the promised blitz on the hawking of counterfeit clothing, handbags, and other products on the city’s streets, as the first phase of the offensive draws to a close. READ MORE>>>

A WARNING has been issued for people to be on the look-out for fake alcohol during a national safety awareness week. Staffordshire County Council’s trading standards team has been busy with a campaign to stamp out the sales of counterfeit alcohol. READ MORE>>>