United Kingdom officials are on the lookout for counterfeit bottles of Vodka after several bottles were found in stores. From BBC News: Trading standards officers in the city are hoping to raise awareness after counterfeit bottles of Spar Imperial vodka were found in shops in England. Fears are being raised that the fake vodka may be making its [...]

Counterfeit Alcohol is the selling of cheap, fake alcohol under brand names. The International Federation of Spirits Producers stated that counterfeit alcohol leads to an estimated Euro 500 to 600 million ($700 million) annual loss. Source: Neil Merrett, ” Czech sting reveals Eastern Europe’s fake spirits boom,” CEE-Foodinustry.com, August 3, 2006, (accessed: September 25, 2007).

Source: Food and Drink, “Russia plagued by counterfeit goods,” October 31, 2004, http://www.foodanddrinkeurope.com/news/news-ng.asp?id=18356-russia-plagued-by (accessed: April 30, 2006).

Source: Steven Eke, “Fake Russian alcohol ‘kills many’”, BBC News, June 23, 2006, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5111762.stm (accessed: June 27, 2006).

A counterfeit bottle of alcohol is offered as low as $0.60 in Russia. Source: Associated Press, “Russian Cabinet member urges action against counterfeit alcohol as death toll climbs,” International Herald Tribune, October 27, 2006, http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/27/europe/EU_GEN_Russia_Alcohol_Poisoning.php, (accessed: October 27, 2006).