News Archive

Texas man gets 30 years for selling fake meds linked to fatality
24-Sep-21 - Gary Collin Bussell headed a large-scale purchase and distribution network for illicit and counterfeit drugs.
JFK cargo thief pleads guilty to designer cargo heist
24-Sep-21 - Former JFK trucker David Lacarriere has admitted criminal possession of stolen property in the first degree.
Covectra names director of new business for pharma
23-Sep-21 - Andre Caprio joins the trace and trace specialist from LSPediA, having previously also worked at TrackTraceRx.
HDA study rings alarm bells over DSCSA preparedness
23-Sep-21 - Many supply chain trading partners 'are realising there is work to be done to establish the necessary connections'.
Luminochem hires Thomas Poe as US representative
22-Sep-21 - Security pigment industry veteran will spearhead business development for the company in the US.
Implanted atoms create unique ID to authenticate electronics
19-Sep-21 - The low-cost process relies on creating unique and non-duplicable ID tags by altering the electronic structure of silicon.
De La Rue Malta investment will double authentication capacity
16-Sep-21 - Company says the expansion to 29,000 sq. m. will come within the current £79.8m turnaround budget.
FDA names winners of food traceability challenge
14-Sep-21 - Competition sought ways to digitise distribution so unsafe food is rapidly identified, traced and removed from sale.
Daimler says online fake part sales increased during pandemic
14-Sep-21 - Rise occured despite reduction in enforcement operations, with a threefold increase in counterfeits seized online.
Counterfeit goods worth a massive £500m seized in UK
13-Sep-21 - Fake designer clothing, shoes, perfume and other goods worth £500m have been seized by police in Manchester, UK.
FDA convenes public meeting amid DSCSA resistance
13-Sep-21 - It will discuss enhanced drug distribution security (EDDS) requirements that have faced pushback from industry groups.
Watchmaker Max Finkel adopts blockchain certification
09-Sep-21 - Watch Certificate platform is intended as a digital replacement for warranty cards and paper certificates.
French study finds drop in spice fraud, but not by enough
09-Sep-21 - Sampling study finds only half as many labelling anomalies as a study conducted three years earlier.
Storm brewing as pharma body asks FDA to nix DSCSA guide
08-Sep-21 - HDA claims it runs counter to systems industry has been implementing for years and has shared with the agency.
Sumitomo gets new patent on NIR anti-counterfeit ink
06-Sep-21 - Ink is unchanged by temperature or sunlight, is long-lasting, offers good contrast and doesn't ned organic solvents.