Cosmetics & Personal Care

• Fraud driving cargo thefts in Russia, says report

  15-Apr-21 - Number of incidents fell 35 per cent on 2019, with food and beverage once again the most targeted product category.

• Conference considers COVID impact on fraud patterns

  13-Apr-21 - Criminals are shifting away from cash to online bank transfers and turning to social media to trade in illegal goods.

• Study shows a third of meds used by bodybuilders are fake

  08-Apr-21 - As many of the products are injected, users are at risk of "acute and chronic toxicity", say the researchers.

• Online retailers take issue with INFORM Consumers act

  08-Apr-21 - eBay, Poshmark, Etsy, Mercari and OfferUp claim the bill could jeopardise the security of small online sellers.

• Russia boosts penalties for falsifying product barcodes

  30-Mar-21 - Introduces liability for falsification of the barcodes on goods, with penalties including fines and imprisonment.

• COVID contributes to spike in cargo theft in US during 2020

  25-Mar-21 - There were 870 thefts of cargo throughout the US last year, up 23 per cent on 2019, says Sensitech.

• Suit claims Amazon sells ‘counterfeit’ dietary supplements

  16-Mar-21 - Class-action complaint concerns a glucosamine sulfate supplement sold by Amazon under its Solimo brand.

• UK government’s freeports plan raises illicit trade fears

  10-Mar-21 - Decision to set up eight free trade zones is at odds with the EU, which is cracking down on the sector.

• Covectra debuts new version of StellaGuard smart label

  24-Feb-21 - Updated version of the trace and trace and authentication label has improved its features, speed and efficiency, it says.

• California woman on counterfeit Botox charges

  22-Feb-21 - Along with fake Botox and Juvederm, Vivian Espinoza was also in possession of PDO threading, needles and syringes.

• How US lawmakers can keep supply chains secure from counterfeits

  19-Feb-21 - Legislation introduced in the US would help keep counterfeit merchandise off of third-party marketplaces, says BSAC.

• Supplement maker Hebe Life taps Eltronis for authentication tech

  18-Feb-21 - Security label on the company's products feature a QR code that can be scanned with a smartphone for verification.

• Erectile dysfunction supplement fraudster gets 46 months

  14-Feb-21 - Nam Hyun Lee made millions importing bulk drugs and selling them illegally in herbal supplements.

• VerifyMe raises $8.75m more for anti-counterfeit platform

  14-Feb-21 - New fundraising comes a few months after VerifyMe raised $10m and uplisted its shares to the Nasdaq.

• Homeland Security warns of massive fake 3M mask ring

  12-Feb-21 - Counterfeit 3M brnded N95 masks are suspected of being sold in at least five states, according to an AP report.

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