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Counterfeit down floods the market
It's "buyer beware" for consumers shopping for down-filled jackets and duvets to keep them warm through Canada's punishing winters. The fluffy underfeathers of ducks and geese are so prized that unscrupulous counterfeiters are inundating the market with cheap fakes. The Link's Marc Montgomery speaks to Michael de la Place, the president of Downmark, a group which tracks down counterfeits on behalf of the Down Association of Canada. ( Photo: AP Photo/Canada Goose )
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Photo: This product image released by Canada Goose shows the Lodge Down jacket.
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