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28 November 2016
9.10.16 - A TOP plastic surgeon has issued a stark warning over the use of e-cigarettes after hearing reports of them exploding in people's mouths – leaving them with injuries similar to those of a gun shot wound. Swansea Trading Standards officer David Picken added: “These chargers have not been constructed to the correct safety standards and are often counterfeit.
22 November 2016
22.11.16 - The rise of online shopping has bolstered the counterfeit economy, with UK consumers now twice as likely to see fakes on sale online as they were a year ago, according to new data released by the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr) and online brand specialist NetNames.
21 November 2016
21.11.16 - Revenue are urging the public to be weary of counterfeit goods in the run up to Christmas and stressed that some offers really are too good to be true.
17 November 2016
29.10.16 - Smokers looking for a bargain might also wish to bear in mind that bogus brands tend to contain alarmingly high levels of the heavy metal cadmium. Often used in batteries and metal plating, cadmium can cause cancer as well as kidney failure and lung damage.
20 October 2016
20.10.16 A Hull man who oversaw a plot to post suitcases containing more than a tonne of illicit tobacco to the UK from Spain has been jailed. David Glenn Sinclair, 52, was investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) after workers at a delivery firm depot in Dewsbury became suspicious of packages bound for his home on Wawne Lodge
17 October 2016
17.10.16 A couple who masterminded a nationwide counterfeit tobacco production racket capable of robbing the taxpayer of £1 million a week, have been sentenced.
23 September 2016
23.09.16 - THE owner of Ashby Mini Market and two of his employees have been convicted of dealing in counterfeit goods.
23 September 2016
23.09.16 - Customs authorities across the EU seized an estimated five million more counterfeit items in 2015 than the previous year, according to new figures released today by the European Commission. This means that the number of intercepted goods grew by 15% compared to 2014. More than 40 million products suspected of violating an intellectual property right were detained at the EU's external borders, with a value of nearly €650 million.
15 September 2016
15.09.16 - An application for a licence review was made by Essex Trading Standards as the incident “undermines the licensing objective of the prevention of crime and disorder.â€
09 September 2016
09.09.16 - Counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco packets without health warning were found in a car outside to Marwoin Mini Market in Elswick.
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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.