Abu Dhabi destroys 3,000 kg of fake cosmetics

The Gulf desert sand was soaked with cosmetics and herbal medicines when Abu Dhabi authorities destroyed nearly 3,000 kg of fake stuff in a remote burial area, a local newspaper reported on Friday.

Inspectors from the Abu Dhabi Municipality had seized the fake items during raids on shops in the city over the past few weeks as part of an ongoing campaign against copyrights and intellectual property violations.

Municipality bulldozers crushed the cosmetics and herbal drugs and buried them under the sand in its hygiene burial area in Dhafra outside the capital

“All those items were either fake or not compatible with health and international standards…..some of them have also expired,” Emarat Alyoum daily said.

It quoted public head director Khalifa al Rumaithi as saying the Municipality would continue its raids against fake items, which he warned posed a health threat. “We urge the public to report any fake or expired cosmetics and herbal medicine materials sold in the market,” he said.

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