NY's First Counterfeit Case: It's Bad for your Health

Women's Wear Daily has reported the first ever successful suit against a counterfeit perfume store in New York. The offending store, called Price Right and Watches is located at 1205 Broadway in Manhattan; when raided by police, it was found to house hundreds of fake fragrances bearing the marks of many name brands.

And that's not all these phony perfumes were bearing--the $3 million dollars worth of fakes are said to be a health hazard.

"Because fragrances are applied to the skin — and some counterfeits have been shown to include additives such as urine and antifreeze — fakes can pose a significant public safety issue, said Bradley Schnur, president and chief operating officer of SES and a former assistant district attorney in Brooklyn. "It's a health issue."

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