July 16, 2007
Fake drinking water hits Beijing
Report: Fake drinking water hits Beijing - Yahoo! NewsThe Beijing Times investigation relied heavily on an anonymous sales manager of an unnamed well-known bottled water brand, and reporters gave firsthand accounts of the forging process at various points in the supply chain.
The report said the practice is widespread because water from major suppliers can cost twice as much as water from other sources.
Suppliers keep track of how carefully their customers inspect the deliveries, and give jugs with fake or no seals to the inattentive, the report said.
More than 10 million Chinese are regular users of drinking water machines, the China Daily newspaper reported.
A spokesman for Wahaha water, one of the victims of the counterfeiters cited by the Beijing Times, refused to give his name or comment, saying he had not read the report, and added he was leaving the office for the day.
But Li Peng, an employee of the Wahaha bottled water department in Beijing, said in a phone call, "We have found very few fake Wahaha products."
He added the news of counterfeit products will have little effect on his market, partly because each bottle has an individual number to prevent forgery.
because you can't copy numbers?
Posted by TY at July 16, 2007 10:12 AM
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