98 percent increase in counterfeit toy seizures in EU

Posted on August 12, 2008
Filed Under counterfeit and piracy |

In 2007, seizures of counterfeit toys increased 98 percent over the previous year in the European Union. 

Source: AP, “EU concerned by surge in imports of counterfeit drugs, toys, cosmetics,” International Herald Tribune, May 19, 2008.

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