Thai police and IP department seize 250,000 suspected fake Ajinomoto and Rosdee seasoning items in Udon Thani
At a glance
- Thailand's Department of Intellectual Property and economic crime police seized more than 250,000 items of suspected fake Ajinomoto and Rosdee seasoning in Udon Thani province, with Ajinomoto (Thailand) taking part.
- The department says the lead came from suspected infringing goods offered on online platforms; it values the seized goods at more than 15.9 million baht.
- The department also gave its own count for the 3 November Bang Bon warehouse raid in Bangkok: more than 100,000 items, worth about 2 million baht.
Thailand's Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) says a joint operation in Udon Thani province, in the north-east, seized more than 250,000 items of monosodium glutamate and seasoning powder bearing counterfeit "Ajinomoto" and "Rosdee" trade marks, which it values at more than 15.9 million baht. The DIP's enforcement team acted with the Economic Crime Suppression Division of the Central Investigation Bureau, the Udon Thani Provincial Public Health Office and Ajinomoto (Thailand), which owns both marks. [1], [2], [3]
According to the DIP's Director-General, Jittima Srithaporn, the operation followed an investigation into suspected infringing goods being sold on online platforms, and officers arrested the people responsible. The reports do not give the date of the raid, the number of people arrested or the platforms involved. [2], [3]
In the same statement, the DIP gave its figures for the warehouse raid in Bang Bon district, Bangkok, on 3 November, which TIP reported on 5 November: more than 100,000 counterfeit shampoos, shower creams, toothpastes and skin creams, worth about 2 million baht. Police figures reported at the time were more than 15,000 items. The DIP said the warehouse was used to store fake goods and pack them for dispatch to buyers, and that police are following the investigation back to the producers and larger networks behind both cases. [2], [3]
Selling goods bearing a counterfeit registered trade mark carries up to four years' imprisonment, a fine of up to 400,000 baht, or both. The DIP separately reports 770 IP infringement cases from January to September 2026, with 2,166,076 items seized and losses put at 868.9 million baht. [2], [3], [4]
Sources
- Department of Intellectual Property (Thailand). กรมทรัพย์สินทางปัญญา ผนึกกำลังพันธมิตร บุกทลายคลัง “สินค้าเถื่อน” ใน กทม.-อุดรฯ ปลอมเครื่องหมายการค้าแบรนด์ดัง ยึดของกลางรวม 3.5 แสนชิ้น มูลค่าทะลุ 17.9 ล้านบาท. Published 5 November 2026. Thai. Working English title translation: DIP and partners raid stores of illicit goods in Bangkok and Udon Thani; fake well-known trade marks; 350,000 items seized worth over 17.9 million baht (working translation). Accessed 6 November 2026.
- Commerce News Agency. "พาณิชย์"บุกจับของปลอม อายิโนะโมะโต๊ะ รสดี แชมพู ครีมอาบน้ำ บำรุงผิว ยาสีฟัน. Published 5 November 2026. Thai. Working English title translation: Commerce Ministry raids fake Ajinomoto, Rosdee, shampoo, shower cream, skin cream and toothpaste (working translation). Accessed 6 November 2026.
- Thansettakij. กรมทรัพย์สินฯ บุกจับสินค้าปลอม ยึดผงชูรส-เครื่องสำอาง มูลค่า 17.9 ล้าน. Published 4 November 2026, 23:00 Bangkok time. Thai. Working English title translation: IP department raids fake goods, seizes MSG and cosmetics worth 17.9 million (working translation). Accessed 6 November 2026.
- Ministry of Commerce (Thailand). กรมทรัพย์สินทางปัญญา ผนึกพันธมิตร ลุยปราบสินค้าละเมิดฯ เชิงรุก 'P&G' ยักษ์ใหญ่ระดับโลกชื่นชม มอบโล่ประกาศเกียรติคุณ. Published 4 November 2026. Thai. Working English title translation: DIP and partners step up enforcement; P&G presents a plaque of appreciation (working translation). Accessed 6 November 2026.
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