Counterfeit condoms endanger public health
Date published
April 2015
Relevant impacts: Reputational impact, industry impact and human impact
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) identified a company had been importing counterfeit condoms. The TGA proactively contacted customers who purchased the counterfeit condoms and organised a recall in addition to taking action against the supplier. The TGA’s response received positive media coverage and boosted public confidence in the TGA.
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Conduct quality assurance activities to confirm that processes are being followed correctly and to a high standard and/or that material or goods are what they are claimed to be.
Quality assurance checks not only improve processing standards, they can also detect potentially fraudulent activity and are a significant deterrent to fraud.
An incident response plan outlines how an entity will respond to a fraud incident.
These are penalties for customers, staff or third parties that commit fraud or do not comply with rules, processes and expectations.
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