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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9809

23 December 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/medicines
€34 million worth of counterfeit medicines seized over two months

Brussels, 22/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 16 December, the European Commission announced today the results of the "MEDI-FAKE" action, which targeted customs control on illegal medicines entering the EU. On the basis of a risk profile disseminated by the Commission, customs from the 27 Member States put special focus over a two month period on coordinated action to stop illegal medicines from entering the European Union.

Among the products which were intercepted were antibiotics,...

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