The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) ought to direct its attention to those state agencies that share responsibility for the execution of procedures associated with importation of goods into the country if it is to get its wish to reduce and, hopefully, eradicate altogether the importation of counterfeit and expired goods, a senior employee at a state agency responsible for aspects of ‘green-lighting’ imports into the country has told the Stabroek Business. Last week the Stabroek Business raised the issue with the state agency functionary following an earlier public statement by the Chamber regarding what it says has been an “alarming increase in the presence of counterfeit, expired, and inappropriately labelled goods in the market” which apart from being “clear violations of lawful standards” also amounted to “a health hazard to consumers.”