News Archive

Dutch meat trader linked to ‘Horsegate’ arrested in Spain
31-Jul-19 - Spanish police have arrested a Dutch meat trader over his alleged role in the 2013 horsemeat scandal.
Fake iPhone, iPad seller gets 37 months in prison
31-Jul-19 - A 44-year old man is sentenced to more than three years in prison for smuggling fake Apple products into the US.
Honeywell crackdown on fake refrigerants bears more fruit
30-Jul-19 - Counterfeits of a Honeywell refrigerant that is often used in air conditioning systems have been seized in Poland.
US cybersecurity firm Trinity raises $23m in Series A
30-Jul-19 - Funding will be used to help drive take-up of its preventive technology platform to defend against corporate cyber attacks.
De La Rue emerges from AGM unscathed - almost
30-Jul-19 - De La Rue got all its resolutions voted through it AGM, is facing shareholder kickback over its remuneration policy.
India eyes microdots to fight car theft, counterfeiting
30-Jul-19 - India’s transport ministry wants motor vehicles and their component parts to carry microdot security markings.
Chinese liquor wholesaler trials blockchain tracking
29-Jul-19 - Chinese liquor firm Oranco has turned to blockchain to try to drive counterfeit alcohol out of its supply chain.
Counterfeit Cartier worth $2.6m seized in New Orleans
29-Jul-19 - US customs in New Orleans have seized 180 pieces of counterfeit Cartier jewelry from a shipment coming from Hong Kong.
Amazon warns over fake supplements as scrutiny builds
26-Jul-19 - Amazon warns about counterfeit dietary supplements, as its efforts to tackle fake goods come in for criticism.
Counterfeit alcohol linked to 20 deaths In Costa Rica
25-Jul-19 - Yet another fatal counterfeit alcohol incident has hit the headlines, this time affecting the tourism hot spot Costa Rica.
US seizes $1m in fake electronics including Apple, Samsung gear
25-Jul-19 - US customs has discovered around $1m-worth of counterfeit electronics gear entering the country from Canada.
University of California patents counterfeit chip detector
24-Jul-19 - Patent covers an on-chip detector designed to spot counterfeiting and recycling of integrated circuits.
India extends aggregation deadline for drug exports
24-Jul-19 - India has delayed another implementation deadline for its track-and-trace system for exported medicines.
Uganda eyes MediConnect’s drug anti-counterfeit platform
24-Jul-19 - MediConnect says it has received “indicative support” from the Ugandan government to look at using its pharma supply chain system.
De La Rue probed by Serious Fraud Office
23-Jul-19 - The UK’s Serious Fraud Office has opened another investigation into the activities of De La Rue in South Sudan.