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| Counterfeits – Knock-offs no bargain |
All |
| As big brands issue a call to arms this month, they face a tough battle against the flow of counterfeit goods coming to Europe |
UK |
03/06/2008 |
CIB-7-4129 |
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| Fake cosmetics invade Dar market |
Cosmetics |
| Cosmetics users are in danger of suffering from skin cancer, thinning of skin and neurotoxic effect (a disease that damages, destroys, or impairs the functioning of nerve tissue) |
Tanzania |
03/03/2008 |
CIB-7-4111 |
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| MPAA canines to dog movie pirates |
Movies |
| The MPAA has allocated two bootleg-sniffing retrievers to a school education campaign and donated another two canines to Malaysian authorities to help pick up the scent of counterfeiters. |
Malaysia |
03/03/2008 |
CIB-7-4117 |
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| Expert says fake DVDs fund militants |
Movies |
| Proceeds from the sale of counterfeit cigarettes, medicines, CDs and DVDs that are regularly smuggled into the southern Philippines could be helping fund al Qaeda-linked militants in the region |
Philipines |
03/06/2008 |
CIB-7-4134 |
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| Contaminant found in China-linked blood thinner |
Pharmaceuticals |
| U.S. government drug regulators have discovered that a critical blood thinner that has been linked to at least 19 deaths and whose raw components are produced in China |
China |
03/06/2008 |
CIB-7-4131 |
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| Coral Springs woman holds out hope for husband missing in Iran |
Tobacco |
| Since Robert Levinson, 59, disappeared March 9, 2007, from a Persian Gulf island off Iran, his wife has traveled the world demanding action. |
Iran |
03/05/2008 |
CIB-7-4121 |
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| Warning over 'toxic' cigarettes |
Tobacco |
| Counterfeit cigarettes which contain tobacco loaded with poisonous chemicals are hitting Scotland's streets |
UK |
03/03/2008 |
CIB-7-4109 |
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