Between 1998 and 2004, the number of counterfeit food and beverages seized at the borders of the European Union increased by 200 percent. In 2004, the number of counterfeit food and beverages seized was 4.4 million, with products from Lipton, Coca Cola and Nestle being the most counterfeited brands seized.
Counterfeit beverages account for up to 70 to 80 percent of all beverages sold in Vietnam.
Turkey was the main source of counterfeit food products seized by European Union custom agents in 2006.