Tag "hamisítás"

The European olive oil market is in crisis: counterfeiting has broken a record, and production has dropped dramatically

The number of cases related to the adulteration of olive oil in the European Union increased to an unprecedented extent at the beginning of this year. While only fifteen cases...

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The price of olive oil rises dramatically: counterfeiting and stock shortages are breaking records

The world market price of olive oil has more than doubled in the past two years, thanks to production difficulties caused by extreme weather. However, in addition to the rising...

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Olive oil fraud ‘at record high in EU’

There were reportedly 50 potential cases in the first three months of this year, compared to just 15 in the first quarter of 2018. The Guardian newspaper, citing data released...

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NAV found more than HUF 30 million worth of fake perfume in the capital

The financial inspectors found more than HUF 30 million worth of fake perfume in Budapest VIII. district, during the inspection of the Ganz plant – the National Tax and Customs...

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Half of young consumers consider it acceptable to buy counterfeit products

80 percent of Europeans agree that counterfeits help criminal organizations and destroy businesses and jobs. Two out of three also believe that counterfeits pose a threat to health, safety and...

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A Bulgarian driver crashed on the M5 with hidden conterfeit drinks

The Bulgarian driver who transported hundreds of liters of alcohol on the flatbed of his truck was trying to get from Bulgaria to Belgium, but the tax inspectors of the...

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NAV: this year, the authority has already examined more than 28 million e-commerce packages

This year, the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) carried out more than 210,000 customs procedures and examined 28 million e-commerce packages, said the director of the NAV Airport Directorate...

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Amazon Launches Programme To Identify And Track Counterfeiters

Amazon has launched its Anti-Counterfeiting Exchange (ACX), an initiative to help retail stores label and track marketplace counterfeits as part of the e-commerce giant’s efforts to crack down on organized...

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The domestic Z generation can also join the fight against counterfeiting

In Hungary, the younger age group mostly buys counterfeits, according to Tárki’s representative research of 2021. And more than half of young Europeans aged 15-24 (52 per cent) said they...

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An EU tender is launched to encourage conscious shopping

Schools, public or private organizations can win up to 35 million HUF with an awareness-raising competition announced by the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), which can be applied for...

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Last year, the Food Chain Security Agency paid special attention to the fight against fraud and the black economy.

Last year, the fight against fraud, counterfeiting and the black economy was given special emphasis at the National Food Chain Security Office (Nébih), the authority emphasized in its assessment of...

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How milk is counterfeited

Did you know that in addition to “self-explanatory” watering, both goat’s milk and cow’s milk are used to counterfeit the other product? What about whey and soy milk? What about...

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The authorities of the region have been negotiating about the fight against counterfeit pesticides

In the spirit of counteracting the trade of counterfeit and illegal pesticides, the Taxation, Customs and Plant Protection Authorities of the Visegrád countries have been negotiating for the third time...

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HENT: counterfeit products threaten 80 million European jobs

IPR industries continue to be the backbone of the EU economy, as almost half of the total economic power comes from the region, however, due to various types of piracy...

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Beekeepers proposed a honey data bank

There is a need to create a EU honey data bank, in order to reduce the counterfeit import products mainly from Asia – Bross Péter, president of the Hungarian National...

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Counterfeiting threatens the economy of the EU

Intellectual property rights (IPR) related industries are increasingly threatened by organized crime, producing and selling counterfeit products – the notice of the National Board Against Counterfeiting (HENT) warns. The notice...

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Hungarian scientists developed an anti-counterfeiting technology

Hungarian scientists developed a unique product identification technology. Due to the scientific development, the manufacturer of the device plans to create more than 100 new jobs in Miskolc. The unique...

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Amway reports sales of $10.8 billion for 2014

Amway today announced sales of $10.8 billion for the year ending Dec. 31, 2014. The result represents a decline of eight percent from 2013, due to lower revenues in China...

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