Submitted by christian on Tue, 07/12/2022 - 15:18
Criminal networks involved in IP crime continue to counterfeit food and drink. In 2020, foodstuffs (in particular cookies, pasta, crisps and sweets) were the second most commonly seized category of products at the EU’s external border. In contrast, they were among the less commonly seized products on the EU’s internal market in 2020. China and Turkey were among the most frequently reported non-EU countries of origin for counterfeit food and drink seized at the EU’s external border in 2019 and 2020.
