Bogus parts raise crash and health safety concerns
FTC memo warns bogus fasteners may have caused at least one fatal Bell helicopter crash and pose life threatening risks. FAA says no evidence linking crashes to fake parts, Bell warns customers via hotline. Other counterfeit risks include drugs, fungicides, dyes, and pacemakers, with FDA and agencies pursuing recalls and seizures.
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Bell
Federal Trade Commission
Los Angeles
Carleton Eastlake
FTC
Federal Aviation Administration
Fred Farrar
FAA
Bell Helicopters
Textron Inc
Bell Helicopter
James Bikoff
Government actions to curb counterfeit goods abroad and at home
The United States seeks an international code under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to deter counterfeiting by denying illicit profit. Since 1979 hinted by the UEC, with Japan and Canada in principle, Customs seizes suspected fakes at borders using manufacturer data. Seized items default to federal ownership, though many slips through. Senators McMathias and Rodino push stiffer penalties for counterfeiting.
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United States
European Economic Community
Japan
Canada
U.S. Customs Service
Ucts
Charles McC.mathias Jr
R-Md
Peter Rodino
D-N.j
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