Friday, September 21, 2007 Fake milk By Clint Fabiosa & Andrew Ong I.Protect
COUNTERFEITING is a growing industry with a global market value of $500 billion. Industry sources estimate the worldwide production of counterfeit products to have soared to 1,700 percent over the last 10 years with a surprising increase in the wide variety of industries.
Counterfeit products today include food, medicine, toys, even cars and planes — which jeopardize public safety and public health.
Nothing can be more horrifying than the existence of fake infant formula. Babies who ingest this kind of milk suffer indigestion, gastrointestinal infection, ulcerations and protein malnutrition.
The public should be aware of the level of infiltration of counterfeit goods and the danger it poses to society.
