News Archive

• India's drug QR coding programme – anatomy of a debacle

  12-Mar-25 - The Indian QR coding programme meant to protect domestic drug supplies has failed, and is now a gift to the counterfeiters.

• Warnings of fake AMD Ryzen CPUs on Amazon

  11-Mar-25 - A hardware reviewer has warned that counterfeit versions of AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs are being sold on Amazon.

• EU delays its diamond traceability initiative again

  11-Mar-25 - The mechanism, part of the EU's sanctions package against Russia, is now due to come into effect on January 1, 2026.

• Seizure points to frailties in India's anti-fake meds system

  06-Mar-25 - A seizure of falsified medicines in India has drawn attention to the limitations of its QR code-based anti-fakes programme.

• Sesame Street owner sues online sellers over counterfeits

  04-Mar-25 - The suit cites e-commerce stores on sites like AliExpress, Amazon, eBay, eCRATER, MadeInChina, Temu and Walmart.

• Indian brothers arraigned in US on fake cancer drug charges

  03-Mar-25 - The Jha brothers are accused of trafficking in various falsified medicines, including knock-offs of Merck & Co's Keytruda.

• Bia Analytical showcases food authenticity portal

  03-Mar-25 - Bia Analytical has launched a beta version of its cloud-based portal for verifying the integrity of herbs and spices.

• Illegal weight-loss ingredients are 'flooding into US'

  25-Feb-25 - Report suggests compounders may be using illegally imported APIs made in unregistered overseas facilities.

• Systech launches AI authentication aimed at pharma

  25-Feb-25 - The artAI platform creates a digital blueprint of pack artwork that can be used for verification and counterfeit protection.

• Save the date for counterfeit electronics symposium

  24-Feb-25 - The programme will feature keynotes from Jaguar Land Rover and the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO).

• CBP reports rise in fake postage stamp seizures

  24-Feb-25 - Officers in Chicago and Birmingham intercepted two shipments in the last couple of weeks worth around $264,000.

• US patent awarded on built-in authentication for vinyl

  20-Feb-25 - The VinylKey technology covered by the patent is billed as creating"next-level collectible vinyl."

• Duck feather-inspired film has anti-counterfeit properties

  19-Feb-25 - The fully biodegradable film also extends shelf-life, protects against UV light and pH changes, and is antibacterial.

• UK eBay sellers sentenced over 'hazardous' fake chargers

  19-Feb-25 - Foysal Habib and Abu Sufian pleaded guilty last year to selling fake goods, including electronics, cosmetics, and clothing.

• Nintendo, Amazon seek big damages in fake amiibo suit

  18-Feb-25 - The defendants are accused of selling at least $2.3m worth of counterfeit amiibo products on Amazon.

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