NUMBERS OF COUNTERFEIT PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS SEIZED IN EU FALLS BY QUARTER
July 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE NUMBER of counterfeit personal care products seized by European Union (EU) customs teams fell by a quarter in 2008, compared to 2007, the latest European Commission figures claim. There were still many fake cosmetics, perfumes and personal soaps discovered however - 4.58 million items, in 2,134 cases however. This made up 4.32% of total counterfeit goods seizures and 2.56% of individual fake items seized, said Brussels. China remained the key source of these counterfeits, with 54.8% of fake personal care items seized coming from that ...
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