News Archive

FDA changes drug import stance, leaving pharma industry aghast
20-Jul-18 - The US regulator has said it wants to look into ways to import medicines as a means to overcome high prices.
MHRA issues guidance on FMD safety features post-Brexit
19-Jul-18 - The UK drugs regulator has at long last published its final draft guidance on safety features for medicine packs.
Food fraud: news in brief
19-Jul-18 - Melamine in chocolate, adulterated tea, counterfeit olive oil, fake organics, and Russian meat traceability.
PMI donates $1.2m to Romania’s illicit tobacco fight
19-Jul-18 - The donation will fund vehicles, high-tech cameras, protective equipment and sniffer dogs, as well as tobacco samples.
Protecting Parmigiano: sensor system sniffs out the real thing
18-Jul-18 - Researchers describe a simple, non-destructive method that distinguishes genuine Parmiggiano cheese from fake.
Blockchain system 'guards against aerospace counterfeits'
17-Jul-18 - Working system from Accenture and Thales can eliminate counterfeit and grey-market supplies, say developers.
Another massive fake pesticide haul as EU clamps down
16-Jul-18 - EU enforcement agencies seize a massive 360 tonnes of illegal or counterfeit pesticides in their latest operation.
What makes a country a counterfeit exporter?
12-Jul-18 - Corruption, weak IP enforcement, and free trade zones are some of the main drivers, says EUIPO report.
5 tips for protecting your brand against online counterfeit
12-Jul-18 - Joan Porta of brand and copyright protection firm Red Points gives his top tips for fighting counterfeits online.
Rosé wine sector hit by “Frenchification” fraud
09-Jul-18 - Probe reveals millions of bottles of cheaper Spanish wine are fraudulently labelled as being French.
Fashion friction: OTB wins counterfeit case against Zara
09-Jul-18 - Only the Brave has won the first round in a counterfeiting case leveled at Inditex' Zara over skinny jeans and shoes.
Thousands of Chinese fans duped by fake World Cup tickets
09-Jul-18 - Widespread counterfeit ticket sales have afflicted Chinese fans at the Russian event, say local news reports.
An unsafe counterfeit, with a side order of ID theft
05-Jul-18 - UK police have closed 50,000 websites peddling fake goods, as well as malware and viruses, over the last five years.
Brief: CBP seizes $1m in fake Super Bowl rings
05-Jul-18 - 108 counterfeit Super Bowl rings shipped from Hong Kong have been seized in Philadelphia.
UK trials blockchain to secure meat supply chain
05-Jul-18 - The UK Food Standards Agency has completed a pilot study on the use of blockchain in cattle slaughterhouses.