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• Wish sells “fake, illegal and dangerous goods”; Which

  28-Aug-20 - Online retailer Wish is selling fake goods that could put consumers at risk, according to consumer group Which.

• Dolphin DNA found in Mexican tuna cans

  28-Aug-20 - A sampling study of 15 cans of tuna on sale in Mexico has found that three contained traces of dolphin meat.

• Illicit cigarette factory in Germany shut down

  26-Aug-20 - Facility in Kranenburg near the Dutch border had the capacity to make 10m cigarettes every week, says Europol.

• UK’s spend on food crime rising due to Brexit, claim Lib Dems

  25-Aug-20 - "The government must commit to upholding our high food safety standards," says former leader Tim Farron.

• $207k in fake Nike, Adidas shoes seized at LAX

  24-Aug-20 - CBP officers in Los Angeles seized 1,755 pairs of counterfeit shoes arriving via express air cargo from Hong Kong.

• Bahrain presses go on its track and trace plan for medicines

  23-Aug-20 - Kingdom says it intends to implement a ‘factory to patient’ track and trace system for medicines in 2021.

• Hong Kong to review vaccine regs after fake vaccine scam

  23-Aug-20 - Move comes after counterfeits of Merck & Co's Gardasil 9 vaccine were seized at private health clinics.

• More fake COVID-19 medication seized in US

  19-Aug-20 - Eight shipments of an unauthorised flu drug marketed as a treatment for COVID-19 have been seized in Seattle.

• Vape ban during COVID-19 sought as illicit pods seized in US

  19-Aug-20 - Almost 60,000 pod seizures in Philadelphia come as vaping is linked to higher COVID-19 risk among young people.

• Penalties for counterfeiting in China too lenient, says study

  19-Aug-20 - Half of criminal fines and more than a quarter of prison terms were below the minimum sanctions in the law.

• Costco wins appeal in lengthy trademark war with Tiffany

  18-Aug-20 - The case is now handed back to the US District Court for the Southern District of New York for a new trial.

• Track-and-trace market set for strong growth

  17-Aug-20 - The worldwide market for track-and-trace solutions will grow at 18 per cent a year to reach a value of $7.2bn by 2026.

• Amazon loses its appeal in Bolger battery injury case

  17-Aug-20 - California Appeals Court rules that Amazon is liable in a case involving a woman who was hurt by an exploding laptop battery.

• Retail lobby group set up to tackle ‘organised retail crime’

  17-Aug-20 - Buy Safe America brings together heavyweights in the retail sector like Walmart, Home Depot, Target and Best Buy.

• Liquid crystals 'could replace colour-shifting inks'; study

  14-Aug-20 - The ‘cholesteric’ liquid crystals could be used as security feature for banknotes, ID cards and other items, say researchers.

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