Plagiarius 2016Brazen counterfeiters uncovered
For the 40th time, the 'Aktion Plagiarius' association is pillorying counterfeiters and imitators. At the Ambiente trade fair, it presented awards to the new "prize winners". This year's winners included: ball bearings, kitchen tools and wind vests.
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... The 'Tupper Turbo Chef' kitchen aid was manufactured in China and exported. A German trading company was prohibited from offering and selling these counterfeits by a temporary injunction; the company withdrew remaining stocks from the market - these were destroyed. The next imitations were found at a German flea market and fall into the 'counterfeit' category. The damaged company is the...