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P40 million worth of fake beauty products, shoes seized at NAIA since January
P40 million worth of fake beauty products, shoes seized at NAIA since January
Kevin Manalo,
ABS-CBN News
Published Jun 19, 2018 01:29 PM PHT

MANILA - Authorities have so far seized P40 million worth of counterfeit beauty products and shoes at the country's main airport this year, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Tuesday.
MANILA - Authorities have so far seized P40 million worth of counterfeit beauty products and shoes at the country's main airport this year, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Tuesday.
Among items confiscated from January until this month were 6,500 pieces of Goree beauty products, 111 pairs of rubber shoes, and 119 packages of glutathione products that lack government approval, BOC Commissioner Isidro Lapeña told reporters.
Among items confiscated from January until this month were 6,500 pieces of Goree beauty products, 111 pairs of rubber shoes, and 119 packages of glutathione products that lack government approval, BOC Commissioner Isidro Lapeña told reporters.
Most of the products were Chinese-made and came from the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Abu Dhabi.
Most of the products were Chinese-made and came from the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Abu Dhabi.
P40M halaga ng misdeclared goods kabilang ang mga beauty product na walang approval ng FDA, skimming devices, at mga sapatos, nasabat ng BOC sa NAIA (📷: @CustomsPH) | via @jeffreyhernaez pic.twitter.com/fwtqBwUCUE
— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) June 19, 2018
P40M halaga ng misdeclared goods kabilang ang mga beauty product na walang approval ng FDA, skimming devices, at mga sapatos, nasabat ng BOC sa NAIA (📷: @CustomsPH) | via @jeffreyhernaez pic.twitter.com/fwtqBwUCUE
— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) June 19, 2018
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last year banned Goree products, saying these contain “toxic mercury levels beyond the 1 parts per million [limit] set by the agency.”
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last year banned Goree products, saying these contain “toxic mercury levels beyond the 1 parts per million [limit] set by the agency.”
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The branded shoes, meanwhile, were illegally shipped from Italy and consigned to a certain Associated Freight Consolidators, said Lapeña.
The branded shoes, meanwhile, were illegally shipped from Italy and consigned to a certain Associated Freight Consolidators, said Lapeña.
Some of the shoes, which included knock-offs of brands like Nike, Adidas and Balenciaga, will be auctioned off or donated to the Department of Social Welfare and Development, he said.
Some of the shoes, which included knock-offs of brands like Nike, Adidas and Balenciaga, will be auctioned off or donated to the Department of Social Welfare and Development, he said.
The other products will be destroyed within 40 days.
The other products will be destroyed within 40 days.
The BOC said it was coordinating with its international counterparts to track down manufacturers of the fake items. The bureau has yet to make any arrests.
The BOC said it was coordinating with its international counterparts to track down manufacturers of the fake items. The bureau has yet to make any arrests.
The bureau said it has also confiscated 13 skimming devices from passengers from China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Indonesia in the last 6 months.
The bureau said it has also confiscated 13 skimming devices from passengers from China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Indonesia in the last 6 months.
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