Ethiopia: Counterfeit Drugs Seen As a Growing Problem
Counterfeit goods threaten security, economic growth and public safety worldwide, U.S. and private industry officials warn. Of increasing concern, they say, is the flood of counterfeit medicines into the marketplace.
Trade in counterfeit and fake goods, officially referred to as intellectual property piracy, "negatively impacts our society through the loss of profits, jobs, revenue and posses risks to the community in both consumer safety through the sale of unsafe products and through the presence of criminal organizations responsible for the sale of distribution of those products," says Salvatore Delesandro, deputy special agent in charge of the New York office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.
By Judy Aita
09 December 2006