Fake pesticides present in most European countries
1 October 2008
A report released by the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) shows that fake pesticides are increasingly present in most European countries.
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Four killed, 54,000 poisoned by contaminated milk in China
14 September 2008
Milk products contaminated with Melamine, an industrial chemical, have poisoned over 54,000 children in China, state media reports. So far four children have died and more than 100 are seriously ill.
| Report records extent of counterfeit vehicle parts industry
1 September 2008
Report Buyer, the online business intelligence resource, has added a new report that concludes the global market for counterfeit vehicle parts is now worth $16bn.
| 30% of car parts are fake
1 August 2008
Legitimate car manufacturers say they lose more than Dh735 million (US$200m) a year to counterfeiters in the Middle East.
| Counterfeit electronics cost UK £1 Billion a year
1 August 2008
Counterfeit electronic components are entering the UK market in huge numbers, costing the economy an estimated £1bn a year
| Counterfeit gang funded Italian organised crime
1 August 2008
American authorities have alleged that a band of criminals sent from Italy by the Naples equivalent of the Sicilian Mafia ran a counterfeiting ring in the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut) that sold knock-off clothing and electronics
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Report finds 60% of medicines bought online are fake
1 August 2008 |
Fake airplane parts online
1 July 2008 |
Raids underline size of counterfeit medicine market
1 July 2008 |
Waking up to fake anaesthetics
1 July 2008 |
DVD gang arrested
1 July 2008 |
Fake circuit breakers recalled
1 July 2008 |
Government officials behind fake cigarette smuggling
1 June 2008 |
Document forgery linked to Tamil Tigers
1 June 2008 |
Toxic toothpaste seized
1 June 2008 |
Counterfeit Viagra vendors may face manslaughter charges
21 May 2008 |
Fake olive oil found
1 May 2008 |
New Zealanders warned over counterfeit Cialis
28 April 2008 |
The hidden danger behind counterfeit DVD gangs
26 April 2008 |
Australians recall contaminated blood thinning drugs
25 April 2008 |
Counterfeit drinking water seized in India
16 April 2008 |
Study reveals India’s piracy secret
10 April 2008 |
US Drug Scare Uncovers Scale of Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Imports
5 April 2008 |
Heparin Contamination Points To China
2 April 2008 |
Contaminated heparin kills 19
1 April 2008 |
Link shown between counterfeiting and terrorism
12 March 2008 |
Dar es Salaam salons invaded by fake cosmetics.
9 March 2008 |
Scottish smokers warned over ‘bargain’ cigarettes.
8 March 2008 |
Piracy costs Indian entertainment industry $4 billion each year.
7 March 2008 |
Counterfeit cigarettes fund sex trade
5 March 2008 |
Counterfeit collagen and impresario doctors – the latest scandal of the cosmetic surgery industry.
4 March 2008 |
Diethylene-laced medicine: official death toll of 115 disputed
1 March 2008 |
Fake impotence drug kills
1 March 2008 |
Organised piracy suspected
1 March 2008 |
Georgia acts on cigarette tax stamp counterfeiting
1 March 2008 |
Report confirms major trade in counterfeit malaria drugs
1 March 2008 |
Illegal downloader’s may lose internet access
20 February 2008 |
Further concerns regarding Chinese drug exports
16 February 2008 |
Polish authorities tackle organised crime
2 February 2008 |
UAE counts the cost of fakes
1 February 2008 |
Diglycol injection kills No 14
1 February 2008 |
Perilous Pesticides
1 February 2008 |
Counterfeit drug lab raided in Quebec
27 January 2008 |
TV Piracy on the rise in the UAE
26 January 2008 |
3 Arrested in one of the largest counterfeit prosecutions in US history
25 January 2008 |
Drinkers warned about fake vodka
22 January 2008 |
International co-operation helps prevent flow of counterfeit goods.
21 January 2008 |
Counterfeit alcohol kills fourteen
7 January 2008 |
Drug barons drawn to counterfeiting
3 January 2008 |
Organised crime controls counterfeiting says UN
1 January 2008 |
Officials smash $200m counterfeit smuggling ring
1 January 2008 |
25% of European spirit brands sold are counterfeit says report
1 January 2008 |
Film piracy losses escalate
1 January 2008 |
Report links counterfeit sales to JeM terrorist funding
1 January 2008 |
IBM sues fake battery firm
1 January 2008 |
NABCO announces product recall
31 December 2007 |
Canadian man jailed for supplying school with unsafe lighting
19 December 2007 |
Christine Levinson plans to visit Iran with hope of finding her husband
18 December 2007 |
UK Government warns Christmas shoppers over danger of counterfeit goods
17 December 2007 |
Fake university degrees could aid terrorism
15 December 2007 |
Microsoft takes action against Chinese counterfeiting syndicate
14 December 2007 |
Health official warns of health risks associated with internet pharmaceuticals
12 December 2007 |
Counterfeit safety parts endanger Indian drivers
11 December 2007 |
Poor bear the cost of counterfeit medicines
5 December 2007 |
Chinese counterfeiters target online retailers
3 December 2007 |
Cases highlight counterfeiting links to terrorists
1 December 2007 |
Diethylene death toll rises
1 December 2007 |
Akunyili identifies Nigerian ‘mafia’ obstructing NAFDACs anti-counterfeiting work
1 December 2007 |
12 arrested at LAX for counterfeiting, drug trafficking and money laundering.
13 November 2007 |
Chinese sting operation highlights fakes easy route into drug supply chain
1 November 2007 |
Fake gold sold on city streets
1 November 2007 |
East Africa counterfeiting may lead to major job losses
1 November 2007 |
92% Chinese-made medicines contain banned drugs
1 November 2007 |
Firms losing millions to counterfeit ink cartridge syndicate
1 November 2007 |
Fake charger killed boy
1 November 2007 |
Fake CDs sold in markets funded human trafficking
1 November 2007 |
Koreans ran fakes factory
1 November 2007 |
Children at risk from counterfeit toys
31 October 2007 |
Fake Auto parts market grows
23 October 2007 |
East Londoners warned about counterfeit condoms
22 October 2007 |
Counterfeiting costs East Africa $20 million in lost taxes
18 October 2007 |
CEBU attempts to curb software piracy in the Philippines
11 October 2007 |
The true cost of piracy
10 October 2007 |
Panama’s black economy funds terror
9 October 2007 |
J&J seeking $27m damages from fake diabetes test importer
1 October 2007 |
Canadian citizens suspected of funding terrorism
23 September 2007 |
Piracy hits Ghana’s recording industries
19 September 2007 |
Interpol Secretary General speaks out against piracy
13 September 2007 |
Counterfeiters crippling Nigerian publishing industry
7 September 2007 |
Counterfeit Nokia batteries
5 September 2007 |
Gang produced aircraft parts
1 September 2007 |
Kalashnikov gunning for counterfeiters/copiers
1 September 2007 |
Auto industry struggling with rise of fake parts/lubricants
1 September 2007 |
Algeria’s counterfeit tobacco costs country millions
1 September 2007 |
Flood of fake HIV drugs follows health system collapse
1 September 2007 |
Toxic toothpaste banned
1 September 2007 |
Fire risk flashlights recalled
1 September 2007 |
Counterfeit caviar has E.Coli
1 September 2007 |
Dangerous fake cigarettes in the UK
31 August 2007 |
Investment into India re-directed due to IP laws
25 August 2007 |
Jobs created from reduction in piracy
22 August 2007 |
Nintendo suffers huge losses from piracy
20 August 2007 |
$9 million in taxes lost from counterfeit phones
18 August 2007 |
Fake lighters pose danger to users
15 August 2007 |
Fake rabies vaccination found
4 August 2007 |
Internet pills kill woman
1 August 2007 |
Diethylene glycol in toothpaste
1 August 2007 |
Fake coal fly ash threatens high-speed railway safety
1 August 2007 |
Counterfeit cigarette warning
1 August 2007 |
Fake mobile batteries found
1 August 2007 |
Counterfeit crane sections
1 August 2007 |
Fake air conditioner alert
1 August 2007 |
Organised criminals fined for piracy
31 July 2007 |
Global software piracy at 35%
29 July 2007 |
Italian organised crime linked to piracy
28 July 2007 |
What have you been smoking?
20 July 2007 |
Sight damaged by counterfeit sunglasses.
13 July 2007 |
Man killed by exploding phone
6 July 2007 |
Piracy worth over $1 billion in Mexico
3 July 2007 |
Pirated books damaging to eyesight
15 June 2007 |
Resistant strains of TB due to counterfeit drugs in Kashmir
14 June 2007 |
Counterfeit electrical goods are shocking
13 June 2007 |
Treating patients with fake plasma
12 June 2007 |
Dangers of fake anti-malarials in South East Asia
8 June 2007 |
Fake drugs production run by sophisticated Chinese gangs
5 June 2007 |
Counterfeit Casodex found in the UK
2 June 2007 |
New food scares put China under pressure to improve export safety controls
1 June 2007 |
Piracy costs government $165m
1 June 2007 |
Counterfeit Zyprexa found
1 June 2007 |
Head of China’s Food and Drug Administration sentenced to death
30 May 2007 |
Fake black caviar found in Russia
29 May 2007 |
Chinese counterfeits prove deadly for Panama
24 May 2007 |
FDA Blocks Imports Of Chinese Toothpaste
24 May 2007 |
US FDA issues more warnings about counterfeit pharmaceuticals
21 May 2007 |
Danger posed by fake cables in Rwanda.
21 May 2007 |
Drugs Bought From Abroad
20 May 2007 |
Poison found in 6,000 tube of toothpaste in panama
19 May 2007 |
Growing menace of spurious drugs: a case study
13 May 2007 |
China Vows Crackdown On Food-Industry Offenses
10 May 2007 |
Akunyili speaks out as NAFDAC steps up fake drug seizures
1 May 2007 |
Cans contained cat and rat
1 April 2007 |
Online drugs kill Canadian woman
20 March 2007 |
Software piracy discourages investors in Philippines
8 March 2007 |
Factory making poisonous counterfeit Vodka found
5 March 2007 |
Dangerous consequences of Counterfeit Tamiflu
3 March 2007 |
FDA warns on Internet drugs
1 March 2007 |
Crop failure sparks nationwide swoop on fake fertiliser
1 March 2007 |
Euro forgers caught
1 March 2007 |
Hong Kong Triad syndicate busted for DVD piracy
26 February 2007 |
FDA Alerts Consumers to Unsafe, Misrepresented Drugs
16 February 2007 |
Counterfeit extension leads can catch fire
16 February 2007 |
Korea claims Chinese copies of its goods are severely damaging exports
1 February 2007 |
Whilst India reports ‘shocking’ growth in fakes
1 February 2007 |
Four more deaths due to counterfeit alcohol in Russia
30 January 2007 |
Software piracy costing Zimbabwe $6 million
26 January 2007 |
Study finds Ford loses $1 billion to counterfeits annually
22 January 2007 |
Pirate games industry worth $45 million in India
16 January 2007 |
CIB commends Czech and Germany authorities on “Class” operation.
3 January 2007 |
EU must act to strengthen eastern borders
1 January 2007 |
Massive lost of tax revenue in Indonesia
1 January 2007 |
13 more deaths due to counterfeit alcohol
20 December 2006 |
Fake condoms found in UK again
20 December 2006 |
Fake birth-control pills found to be toxic
18 December 2006 |
Rs. 13.5 billion lost taxes due to fake cigarettes
9 December 2006 |
Piracy now worth 20% GDP
1 December 2006 |
Fake cosmetics fund terrorism
1 December 2006 |
$300 million counterfeit drug market in Russia
1 December 2006 |
Many killed in Panama due to fake pharmaceuticals
21 November 2006 |
Batteries explode inside child’s toy
20 November 2006 |
Russian piracy exceeds $93 million from January to October
16 November 2006 |
Dangerous counterfeit pesticides can cause health hazard
5 November 2006 |
State of emergency declared after more poisonings in Russia
2 November 2006 |
Piracy Report 2006 – IFPI
1 November 2006 |
Fake Condoms found in London
30 October 2006 |
Counterfeit Mobile batteries likely to explode.
27 October 2006 |
Dangerous counterfeit crabs found again
24 October 2006 |
42 people now poisoned by fake vodka
17 October 2006 |
Steps made to stop counterfeit aircraft parts
17 October 2006 |
FDA alert on counterfeit blood glucose test strips
13 October 2006 |
Auto companies losing billions due to counterfeiting
12 October 2006 |
Intoxications increase in Russia after Moldovan wine ban.
10 October 2006 |
Counterfeit alcohol kills 3 and hospitalises 60 in Urals
2 October 2006 |
Publishers in trouble in Bangladesh
2 October 2006 |
Seeing through the smoke: The counterfeit cigarette trade in context
1 October 2006 |
Fake aircraft parts crisis in Russia
1 October 2006 |
Piracy Report 2006 - IFPI
1 October 2006 |
Counterfeits force Zippo to layoff workers
28 September 2006 |
Fake bus tickets costing Canada
27 September 2006 |
Die for a drink in Merseyside
27 September 2006 |
Counterfeit Kalashnikov’s made in Bulgaria
26 September 2006 |
Counterfeit toys endangering Canberra`s young.
24 September 2006 |
Deadly vodka found in Burnley
13 September 2006 |
Sri Lanka loses 330m due to counterfeit cigarettes.
13 September 2006 |
Fake pharmaceuticals administered to patients in Russia
4 September 2006 |
Cigarettes are dangerous - so what’s new?
1 September 2006 |
The True Cost of Motion Picture Piracy to the U.S. Economy
1 September 2006 |
£4m loss blamed on DVD pirates
29 August 2006 |
Counterfeit sleeping pills sold at Taiwan pharmacies
29 August 2006 |
Shipload of Pirated Discs Meant To Fund Terror Plot seized
18 August 2006 |
Counterfeit salt could cause health risks in Malawi
17 August 2006 |
Pfizer`s Lipitor recalled due to counterfeits
4 August 2006 |
Recording Industry Key Issues: Czech Republic
1 August 2006 |
Dangerous Jewellery on sale in Hertfordshire
1 August 2006 |
Counterfeit Drugs: Coming to a Pharmacy Near You
1 August 2006 |
Nigeria struggles to stem flood of fake auto parts
1 August 2006 |
Dangerous fake Duracell batteries found
28 July 2006 |
Fake passports: Connection with Mumbai Terror Blasts
26 July 2006 |
14 different types of counterfeit Artesunate now discovered!
24 July 2006 |
27 percent of drugs counterfeit in Russia
20 July 2006 |
More fake packs of Lipitor found in London |
