COUNTERFEITERS INCREASINGLY TARGET EUROPE FOOD SECTOR, AS THEY GROW INTERNET SALES OF FAKE GOODS
November 1st, 2018
COUNTERFEIT foodstuffs were the most common fake good seized by European Union (EU) customs in 2017 – making up 24% of the total – as fakers increasingly look the Internet to sell their illicit wares. Keith Nuthall unpicks the latest EU data on pirated products.
GIVEN that we are - the saying goes - what we eat, the focus of goods counterfeiters in the Europe on foodstuffs is cause for concern. While the faking of branded toys - 11% of seized items; cigarettes - 9%; and clothes - 7%, also poses risks to consumers, the growth in the proportion of ...
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