Fake cleaning products seized in UAE, factory closed

Counterfeits of ‘international brands’ of cleaning materials, worth around $550,000, have been seized in United Arab Emirates.

The fakes of the undisclosed brands – worth an estimated AED 2m in local currency – were seized by Ajman’s Department of Economic Development (DED-Ajman) in a factory in Ajman’s industrial zone.

Hassan Ali Al Shehhi, director of DED-Ajman’s anti-commercial fraud department said: “the confiscation is part of efforts…to control markets and economic establishments and enhance commercial protection and consumer protection.

He said around 700,000 filled and empty packs were seized together with manufacturing, filling and packing machines, following field investigations. The factory was fined and shut down.