Counterfeiting, a Global Spread, a Global Threat

In recent years, concerns for public health and safety have increased due to the replication of particular kinds of goods, such as medicines, foods, beverages, toys and spare parts for automobiles and aircrafts.

The research focused specifically on counterfeited goods that pose a risk to public health and safety. The research highlights :

the root causes of the proliferation of this criminal activity; its social and economic consequences;
estimates and data on its diffusion and its impact in different Regions of the world; the structure of the illicit supply chain;
its links to organized crime;
best practices adopted and several case studies.

Close cooperation has been established with the Italian Antimafia Bureau, the Antimafia Investigative Direction, the Italian Customs Agency and Europol for this project.

The results of the project are included in the report "Counterfeiting: a global spread, a global threat", presented on 14 December 2007 at Fondazione CRT in Turin.

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	Counterfeiting, a Global Spread, a Global Threat Download the report: English version Download the report: Italian version Press Reviews In recent years, concerns for public health and safety have increased due to the replication of particular kinds of goods, such as medicines, foods, beverages, toys and spare parts for automobiles and aircrafts. The research focused specifically on counterfeited goods that pose a risk to public health and safety. The research highlights : the root causes of the proliferation of this criminal activity; its social and economic consequences; estimates and data on its diffusion and its impact in different Regions of the world; the structure of the illicit supply chain; its links to organized crime; best practices adopted and several case studies. Close cooperation has been established with the Italian Antimafia Bureau, the Antimafia Investigative Direction, the Italian Customs Agency and Europol for this project. The results of the project are included in the report "Counterfeiting: a global spread, a global threat", presented on 14 December 2007 at Fondazione CRT in Turin.