Trace the product before choosing the legal route
Criminal-law guidance for consumer deception, falsified or dangerous goods, food, medicines, cosmetics and product-quality investigations in Georgia.
A complaint about a medicine, food, cosmetic or consumer product may involve laboratory findings, labelling, licensing, intellectual property and alleged harm at the same time. The first task is to preserve a representative sample and reconstruct the route from manufacture to the final customer.
Four controls for a defensible product file
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Separate product, consumer, IP, licensing and criminal issues
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Preserve representative samples and the complete supply chain
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Identify manufacturer, importer, distributor, retailer and manager roles
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Test composition, labelling, knowledge, quantity and alleged harm