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• Hong Kong operation nabs $8.6m in fake goods

  09-Nov-23 - The 19-day Tracer operation deployed a risk-assessment strategy to identify high-risk shipments arriving in Hong Kong.

• EU wants answers from AliExpress about fake products

  08-Nov-23 - Commission is seeking information on the measures it has taken to address the dissemination of illegal products.

• THC-laced fake snacks seized in North Carolina

  08-Nov-23 - The products were dressed up to look like big brand products and contained high levels of THC that could be dangerous to children.

• UK supplier accused of selling housed chickens as free-range

  07-Nov-23 - The unidentified company is suspected of mixing housed and free-range birds before submitting them for slaughter.

• TikTok taps Real Authentication for handbag sales

  06-Nov-23 - Authentication will take place before the items are listed, rather than after, according to the appraisal specialist.

• UK police trumpet Operation Vulcan success

  03-Nov-23 - In 12 months, Greater Manchester Police and enforcement partners have seized 1,040 tonnes of fake goods worth £143.5m.

• US sees sharp spike in fentanyl levels in fake pills

  03-Nov-23 - The latest figures suggest around 70 per cent of fentanyl pills contain a potentially lethal dose, up from 40 per cent in 2021.

• Execs at Indonesian cough syrup firm jailed after deaths

  02-Nov-23 - CEO of Afi Farma and three other company officials have been sentenced to two years, but are planning an appeal.

• Patients harmed by fake Ozempic, Saxenda pens

  01-Nov-23 - Hospitalisations were caused by insulin products fraudulently labelled as Novo Nordisk's diabetes and obesity injections.

• Design group taps SnapDragon for SME IP protection

  31-Oct-23 - Alliance aims to fight counterfeits by offering design-driven organisations “guidance, advice, and technical monitoring."

• Bangladeshi digital health startup Arogga raises $5.5m

  26-Oct-23 - Company mission is to address the issue of falsified medicine and make genuine and affordable medicine more accessible.

• Amazon, Prada claim landmark victory against counterfeiter

  25-Oct-23 - Case relied primarily on the overseas sales data and inventory provided by Amazon, rather than fake good seizures.

• Sensor detects water adulteration of honey

  25-Oct-23 - Device is compact, low-cost and easily manufactured and could be a cost-effective way to detect honey fraud, say scientists.

• Laser spectroscopy can detect falsified COVID shots

  23-Oct-23 - Technology can authenticate vaccines in vials by reading a molecular fingerprint of the ingredients present in the sample.

• Men charged with stealing almost $235,000 in dimes

  23-Oct-23 - The gang intercepted the shipment en route from the US Mint to a facility in Miami, according to court documents.

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