
Fake Medications May Be Widespread, But Who Knows?
April 25, 2015
If you take a medication for your blood pressure, you expect your pill to be what it is labeled to be. This is probably true in...
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Counterfeit products: Alibaba ‘highly unlikely’ to take proactive steps to end grey/black market
April 25, 2015
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is highly unlikely to take major steps to shut off the grey or black market on its online...
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75,000 counterfeit sunglasses seized at Mumbai port
April 24, 2015
What are the chances that those crisp 1000-rupee notes tucked into your wallet are fake? The bad news is that it’s possible,...
Learn MoreIllegal Tobacco Trade Costing The Country Billions In Lost Taxes
April 24, 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry today heard that the government has lost an estimated R22bn in taxes since 2010 due...
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No let up in smuggling, trade fraud
April 24, 2015
He said relevant agencies should clearly assign responsibilities and continuously co-ordinate and concentrate efforts in the...
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Bat Denies Smuggling Claims
April 24, 2015
As British American Tobacco (BAT) denies claims it’s been involved in cigarette smuggling, the National Council Against Smoking...
Learn MoreChina’s export tax removal will thwart tungsten smugglers
April 23, 2015
China’s move to scrap export taxes on certain noble alloys will remove the incentive to smuggle tungsten products, market...
Learn MoreAmazon Fraud – Man Charged £460,000
April 23, 2015
Online shopping has changed the landscape of commerce across the world. While the traditional high street shops die and “bedroom...
Learn MoreFake goods ring that netted 70m yuan is busted
April 23, 2015
Shanghai police have arrested 25 suspects on charges of selling counterfeit goods to overseas customers through more than 200...
Learn MoreInvisible inks could help foil counterfeiters of all kinds
April 22, 2015
Real or counterfeit?Northwestern University scientists have invented sophisticated fluorescent inks that one day could be used as...
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Snapdeal takes down fake shoe from site
April 22, 2015
Running an online marketplace is by no means a cakewalk, especially when there is a chance that a pair of shoes shows up as a...
Learn MoreFDA gets anti-counterfeiting medicine devices
April 22, 2015
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has taken delivery of two anti-counterfeiting medicine verification devices to assist its...
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