In 2018, The Indonesian Government published a new regulation regarding the Customs recordal system. Ministerial Regulation No. 40/PMK.04/2018 implements Government Regulation No. 20 of 2017 on Controls of Import and Export of Goods under 2006 Customs Law. The regulation took effect on 16 June 2018 and started its operation on 21...
With the ASEAN region in particular, Asia is still a lucrative market for producers and distributors of counterfeit drugs. The Pharmaceutical Security Institute (PSI) mentioned there were 673 incidents involving fake medicine and illegal diversions in ASEAN from 2013 to 2017. Of the total incidents, 193 incidents occurred in the...
The circulation of counterfeit drugs has reached pharmacies in the Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) areas. The National Food and Drug Agency (Badan Pengawasan Obat dan Makanan/BPOM) found that counterfeit drugs are repackaged products. "The perpetrators obtained the sources of the repackaged drugs by buying generic drugs and collecting expired...
The extensive distribution of counterfeit drugs is a threat to public health and the security of the global economy. Counterfeit drugs may contain wrong concoctions, dangerous active substances, or even do not contain any active substance at all (so that they do not provide a treatment effect for patients that...
The amount of death toll from bootleg alcohol has increased after another eight deaths were found in South Jakarta on 10 April. Quoted from Kompas (10/04), according to South Jakarta Metro Police Chief Indra Jafar, the bootleg alcohol is a dangerous mixture of various ingredients, one of which is methanol. The chemical...
Counterfeiting is a problem for many industries on a global scale. No industry and country are free from the threat of counterfeiting. According to a report by the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the International Chamber of Commerce, the global economic value of counterfeiting and piracy is predicted to reach...
Counterfeiting is a never-ending problem for famous brands. According to the World Customs Organization, the circulation of counterfeit goods have led to the loss of the fashion industry worth more than £5 billion and about 400,000 people had lost their jobs for 20 years. Louis Vuitton as the most valuable luxury...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), counterfeit medicine is a medicine that has been deliberately and deceitfully labeled in order to mislead users over its identity and/or origins. In Indonesia, the Minister of Health of Indonesia through MoH Decree No. 1010/2008 defines counterfeit medicines as drugs which are manufactured...
