COUNTERFEITS POSE SIGNIFICANT RISK TO BRITISH WHOLSALERS
June 1st, 2016
COUNTERFEIT products remain a major potential headache for wholesalers in the UK, indeed around the world, with clever fake product operations continuing to supply sophisticated copies that can fool even wary distributors.
And the risks of a fake slipping through the net and ending up on a retailer’s shelf can be very serious. If discovered, wholesalers can lose reputation, especially as consumer health is on the line– with food, drink, alcohol, tobacco, vaping products, cosmetics and shampoos being among key targets for counterfeiters.
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