Media Advisory - WORKSHOP ON COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS MEDIA BRIEFING

LONDON, ON, Nov. 8 /CNW/ - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police London Detachment in partnership with the Canadian Standards Association, Underwriters Laboratories and Microsoft will be hosting a workshop for police officers on Wednesday, November 10^th, 2010 at the RCMP "O" Division Headquarters in London, Ontario.  The purpose of this workshop is to educate officers on unsafe counterfeit products that are being sold in communities.  

During holiday shopping seasons, consumers may be enticed into purchasing items at costs far below their normal value; "incredible DEALS".  These items can range from children's toys, electrical items, Christmas decorations as well as various other commodities.  Many of these items are often discovered as being either without proper safety certification or with counterfeited safety certification labels. 

What:	Media/Photo opportunity - display of seized counterfeit goods.
Who:	Members of the RCMP, CSA, UL and Microsoft will be available for interviews and statements to the media.
When:	November 10^th, 2010 at 12:30 p.m.
Where:	The RCMP London HQ located at 130 Dufferin Avenue, 5^th floor training room. *Everyone will be requested to sign-in at the Commissionaires office on the fifth floor upon arrival.

As part of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's vision of "Safe Home and Safe Communities", officers will be conducting random checks of businesses throughout London and the surrounding area for these illegal products during the holiday shopping season. 

Anyone with information regarding the sale and/or manufacturing of counterfeit merchandise is asked to contact the RCMP at 1-800-387-0020 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

For further information:

Cst Daniel Meagher      London RCMP Rural Detachment Federal Enforcement Section Office: [phone] Ext: 230

Sgt Mark Groulx, London RCMP Rural Detachment In charge of Federal Enforcement Section Office: [phone] Ext: 232