News Archive

• Crane Authentication debuts with new brand identity

  06-May-25 - Unit promises the "broadest range" of technologies for authentication, online protection, tax revenue and identity documents.

• Industry backs petition for digital clothing labels in US

  05-May-25 - A petition to allow digital care labels on clothing sold in the US has attracted broad support among industry commentators.

• De La Rue gets authentication unit sale over the line

  01-May-25 - The unit will be combined with OpSec to create a new Crane NXT division called Crane Authentication.

• US adds eight countries to its IP "priority watch" list

  30-Apr-25 - This year's list makes illuminating reading in the context of President Trump's tariffs and developing trade war.

• Pink Floyd's David Gilmour sues website over fake merch

  23-Apr-25 - Otherbrick.com sells Pink Floyd-branded products, including clothing, shoes, accessories, and homeware.

• Gujarat hit by wave of falsified QR codes on medicines

  23-Apr-25 - The case further exposes the vulnerabilities of the QR code-based system that has been deployed in India since 2023.

• Fake liquor factory busted in Armenia

  22-Apr-25 - The takedown of an illegal liquor facility in Armenia prompts calls for consumers to make use of digital coding checks.

• FDA issues fresh warning about fake Ozempic

  15-Apr-25 - Several hundred units of counterfeit Ozempic injection 1mg have been found in the US drug supply chain.

• Private equity firm agrees takeover of De La Rue

  15-Apr-25 - The banknote printer confirmed that it is backing the Atlas offer over a higher bid from a rival investment group.

• Ex-FDA chief warns agency cuts raise illicit product risks

  14-Apr-25 - "It is not hard to project that more illicit and counterfeit products will enter this country as a result of...haphazard cuts."

• EU operation hits €5m illegal pesticide ring

  09-Apr-25 - The investigation found that the gang sold 25 tonnes of illegal pesticides, netting an estimated €5m in gains.

• De La Rue inches towards authentication division sale

  09-Apr-25 - The £300m deal with Crane NXT is now expected to be completed by May 1, according to a financial filing.

• India's QR code programme: Part 2 - rating the drug makers

  07-Apr-25 - The Indian QR coding programme introduced in 2023 to detect counterfeit medicines will instead now cause great harm.

• BSI publishes guidance against greenwashing, food fraud

  02-Apr-25 - One guide will help fund managers ensure sustainable investing, while the other gives technical info on authentication.

• Merck partners Zebra on traceability ecosystem

  31-Mar-25 - Zebra's TC58 mobile computer range will be integrated into the recently launched M-Trust product verification system.

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