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elgato
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:09 am Post subject: Knockoffs & Counterfeits Can Be Hazardous to Your Health |
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Talking about knockoff jackets with Kevin Spreekmeester, the global marketing vice president for outdoor clothing company Canada Goose, is a bit like chatting with a detective. Soft-spoken and slight, Spreekmeester is surprisingly calm, even when discussing illegal and distressing subjects.
"We know the counterfeit product is coming out of China," he says as we examine a tomato-red jacket designed to look like one of Canada Goose's own. "We know that child labor is involved. And we know that it funds organized crime."
If you're like me, you've probably always known that buying a fake Fendi is "bad" to the degree that making and selling such fraudulent products is illegal. But it turns out that knockoffs are problematic in many other ways as well, as I learned when Spreekmeester told me about the counterfeit jackets stuffed with chicken parts.
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All Things Luxury
Joined: 26 Sep 2011
Posts: 73
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| Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:07 am Post subject: |
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Stuffed with chicken parts?! that is disgusting. I have heard horror stories about some of these products. The ones that make me sick are the ones such as children toys etc, that contain lead and other harmful substances. Some people will do anything to make a buck.
I personally only source products that come from North american or Europe. From proven sources. |
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luckyalive
Joined: 27 Apr 2008
Posts: 589
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| This is why we in the U.S. need new import duties to help protection domestic production and to raise money for product testing similar to being "ul tested". |
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