If you are a big fan of Budweiser beer, you should think again before you buy a can of that beer in China. Why? Because it might not be original, you may just end up with a fake Budweiser can. Yes, really!
Recently, two videos have been going on viral on social media. The videos show an underground factory in Southern China producing their own fake Budweiser beer using recycled cans of the popular American brand. Yuck!
In the videos, workers are caught filling up empty Budweiser cans and packing them in cardboard boxes.
In the first clip, factory personnel can be seen picking up recycled cans and dipping them into a big plastic container filled with some home-made brew. The cans are then placed on a conveyor belt where they are sealed and slapped with fake production labels.
The second clip shows the counterfeit Budweiser beer packed in cardboard boxes and ready to be shipped out.
Then some officials in uniform appear in the picture, suggesting that the factory was being raided.
The videos, first appeared on a Facebook page in Taiwan and it instantly went viral and prompted intense discussions about the ever-expanding counterfeiting racket in China.
Few netizens pointed out that the fake cans looked so real that one could barely tell the difference. Got to agree with that!
Eventhough the operation was busted, there are worries that the factory may have already shipped out several thousand cartons of the fake Budweiser beer. Oh-no!
According to media reports, the underground factory was located in Dongguan in China’s southern Guangdong province.
Alarmed at the news from China, Budweiser (Taiwan) said on its Facebook page that it reserves the right to pursue legal action against the illegal mainland factory.
Here’s the shocking video:
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