M&M Wholesale had planned to sell 500,000 counterfeit Similac cans -- FDA affidavit.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
SIMILAC COUNTERFEITERS HAD PLANNED TO SELL 500,000 CANS of an imitation of Ross Labs' powder infant formula with iron, according to a Feb. 9 affidavit written by FDA Office of Criminal Investigations Special Agent Eric Owen. Owen reported that the counterfeiters, Santa Ana, Calif.-based M&M Wholesale, "entered into a contract" with Westminster, Calif.-based supplier Southwest Multi Food under which M&M "would purchase 500,000 pounds of milk-based, iron-fortified powdered infant formula" from Southwest Multi Food.