Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy

Fake Britain’s knock-off goods: From Shardonnay to brick dust covered in road paint and sold as heart drug

July 15, 2014 by adminficci News 0 comments

It’s enough to make you choke on your Chardonnay. Trading standards officers have revealed that as many as one in five bottles of wine on sale in corner shops is fake. Well known brands such as Jacob’s Creek have, in some cases, been imitated and replaced with harsh pretend plonk. Some of the fakes are relatively sophisticated, others less impressive.

 

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