Cosmetics & Personal Care

• 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.

• 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.

• Counterfeit clippings: news in brief

  18-Dec-18 - Fake L.O.L Surprise dolls and trading cards seized in Germany, plus crackdowns in Thailand, Nigeria, and UAE.

• EU unveils first Watch List on counterfeit and piracy

  10-Dec-18 - The EU Commission publishes its Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List, with a warning to big online retailers.

• Chanel sues second resale site over counterfeits

  28-Nov-18 - Chanel is suing fashion resale site The RealReal, accusing it of selling counterfeit copies of its products.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  27-Nov-18 - L’Oreal vs India’s ShopClues, fake drugs in Cambodia, Malaysian bag bust and electrical counterfeits.

• Chinese police bust massive fake condom gang

  21-Nov-18 - Chinese police have seized $7m-worth of counterfeit Durex, Okamoto and other condom brands.

• US plans exit from UN postal treaty, citing illicit trade

  24-Oct-18 - The US wants to leave a postal treaty that it says leaves the country vulnerable to counterfeit goods.

• Joining the dots: Systech adds vision to pharma supply chain

  23-Oct-18 - New Systech platform aims to make serialization, track-and-trace and authentication work together seamlessly.
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  Blockchain: Closing the supply chain trust gap

  20-Sep-18 - Will blockchain technology truly change the way we do business? Can it be trusted?

• South Dakota uni wins NSF grants for illicit trade projects

  14-Sep-18 - SD Mines has been awarded grants worth $3.3m for two projects targeting illicit trade and counterfeiting.

• UK councils warn of “illegal toxic cosmetics”

  27-Aug-18 - Potentially harmful counterfeit cosmetics, including MAC, Chanel and Benefit, are being uncovered across the UK.

• Israeli startup Security Matters plans IPO on ASX

  14-Aug-18 - Israeli anticounterfeit company Security Matters Ltd is gearing up for a public listing in Australia.

• Tomato DNA could help fight fake silicone implants

  02-Aug-18 - Scientists have tagged silicone components with tomato DNA to guard against cost-cutting adulteration.

• What makes a country a counterfeit exporter?

  12-Jul-18 - Corruption, weak IP enforcement, and free trade zones are some of the main drivers, says EUIPO report.

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