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19 February 2015
19.02.15 - ...“Anyone found guilty of supplying counterfeit tobacco could face up to 10 years in jail and unlimited fines. In addition, their assets may be seized through proceeds of crime action."
19 February 2015
19.02.15 - Sniffer dogs discovered illegal cigarettes and rolling tobacco worth thousands of pounds in a series of swoops on Tyneside.
18 February 2015
18.02.15 - MORAY Council's trading standards and environmental health teams have seized over 200 bottles of vodka from a Moray retailer.
18 February 2015
18.02.15 - The Food Standards Agency is warning about counterfeit Glen's Vodka on sale “in several locations around the UK†- but it has highlighted a few tell-tale mistakes that should alert customers.
18 February 2015
18.02.15 - A SNIFFER dog found more than 3,500 cigarettes sold without health warnings hidden in the counter of a food shop in Halliwell. Farhad Babaker was fined £10,000 at court on Monday after his business, Roman Mini Market, was raided by Bolton Council Trading Standards on January 21 last year.
18 February 2015
18.02.15 - The Cosmetics Toiletry and Perfumery Association has urged consumers to be wary of counterfeit products which are appearing in the cosmetics market and pose a serious threat to safety, as well as to consumer trust in the industry.
17 February 2015
17.02.15 - A GOVERNMENT minister is visiting Southampton today to announce a funding boost to stop millions of pounds worth of counterfeit goods pouring in to the UK. Consumer Affairs Minister Jo Swinson will announce £400,000 of extra funding for trading standards officers to continue their crackdown on fake goods shipped into the city's docks.
17 February 2015
17.02.15 - Raid comes as part of ‘Operation Opson IV', in which Interpol and Europol have seized 2,500 tonnes of illicit food and drink
16 February 2015
16.02.15 - Three Ingoldmells market traders appeared before a court charged with selling counterfeit goods on their stall. Iftakhar Ahmed, 40, of Boxwich Road, Walsall, and Hassan Iftakhar, 23, also of Boxwich Road, Walsall, entered no plea to possession of goods with a false trade mark for sale.
16 February 2015
16.02.15 - A WOMAN has appeared in court charged with having more than 1,300 counterfeit items of clothing, electrical goods and fashion accessories for sale. Victoria Trott faces 27 counts of offering or exposing for sale goods bearing a false trademark at her home in Redesdale Road, Redhouse, Sunderland, on Thursday, January 29.
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ACG represents more than 3,000 brands affected by this influx of fakes into the UK and delivers an international network of information, advice and contacts on all aspects of IP protection. Working with Government and law enforcement agencies since 1980, ACG is focused on providing an effective and sustained response to counterfeiting.
Membership with the ACG is the best way to work with government and enforcement bodies to protect your brand. Our Roadshows and training days help you reach out to police, trading standards and border force officers and tell them about your genuine products.