News Archive

UK doctors ‘could get extra year’ for FMD compliance
31-Jan-19 - A group representing GPs in the UK has suggested it could take a year for surgeries to come into FMD compliance.
Arjowiggins Security workers occupy paper mill
30-Jan-19 - Workers at Arjowiggins Security are continuing to fight for their future after the closure of their main facility.
Africa needs more tools to fight falsified medicines
30-Jan-19 - Africa is a soft target for drug counterfeiters because countries haven’t implemented the “armoury of responses” used elsewhere.
Patent: Wear and tear can reveal fake coins
29-Jan-19 - A US man has been awarded a patent on a way to tell if a coin is counterfeit, simply by looking its defects.
UK GPs advised not to buy ‘expensive’ kit pre-FMD
28-Jan-19 - GP practices in three UK counties should wait for more guidance before spending money on ‘expensive kit’ for the FMD.
Fake tobacco costs UK £2bn a year, says LGA
28-Jan-19 - Organised criminals have even put a contract on a sniffer dog to try to protect the lucrative illegal trade.
Document Security Systems expands in China
26-Jan-19 - Anti-counterfeit company Document Security Systems has acquired a Chinese company to boosts its presence in Asia.
Plea deal for man who sold fake chips to US military
25-Jan-19 - A US electronic component reseller has pleaded guilty to charges that he supplying fake parts to the military.
Google search ‘seems to favour rogue pharmacies’
25-Jan-19 - Google’s algorithm changes have resulted in illegitimate online pharmacies outranking legitimate platforms; report.
Massive haul of fake luxury goods seized in Birmingham
22-Jan-19 - Counterfeit products worth an estimated £2.5m have been seized in the UK, including potentially unsafe perfumes.
Sugar tops Kenya’s illicit good seizures in 2018 op
22-Jan-19 - Illegal sugar was the illicit good most commonly seized in a Kenya enforcement operation carried out last year.
Europe's horsemeat scandal: four on trial in France
21-Jan-19 - Four men have gone on trial in France to answer accusations relating to their involvement in the horsemeat scandal.
UK regulators reveal FMD compliance strategy
21-Jan-19 - UK authorities reveal how they will work together to monitor and enforce compliance with the FMD in pharmacies.
Billions of euros in EU funds are being siphoned by fraudsters
16-Jan-19 - The EU tries hard to clamp down on fraud affecting European businesses and consumers, but is also vulnerable to fraud itself.
Graphene R&D held back by fake ‘black powders’
16-Jan-19 - A lack of quality control in the graphene market has led to inferior products being touted as high-grade.