News Archive

• Amazon launches counterfeit crimes unit

  24-Jun-20 - Under pressure to stamp out listings for fake products on its websites, Amazon sets up a dedicated team to tackle the problem.

• Countdown to Russia’s pharma traceability deadline

  23-Jun-20 - With a week to go, is an enforcement holiday looming for Russia's medicines traceability system?

• Fake Apple AirPods worth $4,000 seized in Chicago

  22-Jun-20 - CBP officers intercepted a shipment of 25 counterfeit Apple AirPods at O'Hare Airport in Chicago.

• Head of Chinese pharmacy firm jailed for fake 3M mask scam

  22-Jun-20 - The chairman of a Chinese pharmacy chain has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling fake 3M N95 masks.

• Texas court rules Amazon is liable for third-party sales

  19-Jun-20 - Amazon is hit by another setback in its defense against lawsuits claiming it should be liable for third-party sales on its sites.

• Shifting focus at De La Rue puts jobs at risk at UK plant

  19-Jun-20 - De La Rue’s turnaround plan could cost up to 260 jobs, as the company considers closing its production unit in Gateshead.

• Sampling study raises red flags for antibiotics sold in Kenya

  17-Jun-20 - Almost 38 per cent of antibiotics in a Kenyan sampling study were found to be substandard, and possible counterfeit.

• Barcoded spores could help track, verify food, say scientists

  17-Jun-20 - US scientists trace the provenance of foods and other products using taggants based on genetically-engineered spores.

• VerifyMe expands in India with Techind alliance

  16-Jun-20 - VerifyMe has forged an alliance with Techind to extend its presence in india, focusing on pharma and other sectors.

• UAE shutters counterfeit engine oil factory

  16-Jun-20 - United Arab Emirates authorities have shut down a counterfeit engine oil factor after an enforcement operation.

• Serious Fraud Office drops De La Rue probe

  16-Jun-20 - De La Rue’s gradual return to health continues as the UK Serious Fraud Office drops its investigation into the company.

• Scottish honey first to use BSI Kitemark for food assurance

  15-Jun-20 - A honey producer in Scotland has become the first company to use BSI’s recently-launched Kitemark for Food Assurance.

• Food traceability: blockchain features in new projects

  15-Jun-20 - Here’s a round-up of new and recently updated projects featuring blockchain used for food and produce traceability.

• Hong Kong doctor jailed for selling fake Gardasil 9 vaccine

  12-Jun-20 - A Hong Kong doctor has been jailed for four months after 76 boxes of fake Merck & Co HPV vaccine were seized at his clinic.

• 3M files suit against fake PPE sellers profiting from COVID-19

  12-Jun-20 - Personal protective equipment manufacturer 3M has taken to the courts to try to disrupt the illegal trade in counterfeits.

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