Counterfeit cosmetics cost Kenya millions

Published: 29-May-2015
Regulatory

The country loses nearly USD$1m per month

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Kenya loses approximately USD$1m per month as a result of fake cosmetic products, according to the Anti-Counterfeit Agency of Kenya (ACA).

In 2013, fake Colgate-Palmolive brands bound for the Republic of Congo were discovered in a shipping container by ACA officers with the help of Interpol and customs officials. The goods had a market value of almost €100,000.

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