Fake bird's nest products invade bird's nest market in Xiamen

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TheXiamen Industrial and Commercial Administrative Bureau in Hu’li District recently cracked a case of fake bird’s nest, the cost of which is only a quarter of that of genuine bird’s nest, reports Xiamen Economic Daily.


The fake bird’s nestswere sold at RMB 15-30 per gram, while genuine bird’s nestsare usually sold at RMB 38 per gram at least, with some of them even sold at RMB 78 per gram.

At present, there are nearly 200 bird’s nest stores in Xiamen. Apart from some franchise stores owned by famous brands which are protected by brand laws, most of the stores are selling different bird’s nest products.


Therefore, most counterfeiters choose new brands to manufacture fake bird’s nest products.

“Those news brands which just gain popularity in the market have a certain market share so that fake bird’s nest can also sell well,“according to Mr Wu, the principal of onebird'snestspecialtyshop in Xiamen.


An industry insider said that due tothelack of supervision and standards inthebird's nest market, fake products appear frequently. Unlike other food, bird's nest is free from routine sampling ofby the QualitySupervisionDepartment. And bird's nest does not belong to health care products so that it is not subject to drug authorities.


The insider added that while customers are purchasing bird's nest products, it is necessary to ask for relevant certificates, such asasales certificate, hygiene certificate and certificate of imported goods.