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Cambodia seizes 30 tonnes of fake cosmetics

Cambodian police have confiscated over 30 tonnes of counterfeit cosmetic products in a raid in Phnom Penh last week, the Counter Counterfeit Committee said on May 30.
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Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodian police have confiscated over 30 tonnes ofcounterfeit cosmetic products in a raid in Phnom Penh last week, the CounterCounterfeit Committee said on May 30.

The seized cosmetics and skin whitening lotions had been illegally importedfrom neighbouring countries and distributed in Cambodia without qualitycertificates.

Those products are suspicious of causing dangers or long-term impacts on consumers’health.

This was the third crackdown on counterfeits in Cambodia in the year.

Earlier this month, authorized agencies seized a total of 68 tonnes of fakecosmetics, including shampoos and skin whitening creams, during two raids inPhnom Penh and southern Kandal province.-VNA

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