Cosmetics & Personal Care

• FDA warns against use of Jatropha oil ingredients

  11-Jul-12 - Drugmakers should ensure that glycerin and other raw materials used in the manufacture of medicines are not sourced from a plant which can introduce contaminants not picked up by routine testing, says the FDA.

• GSSC forges brand protection alliance with Sun Chemical

  09-Jun-12 - GSSC and Sun Chemical sign an agreement to use their security technologies alongside each other.

• Canadian police warn of hazardous fake cosmetics

  25-Apr-12 - Counterfeit versions of M. A. C. cosmetics that could pose a risk to the public have been seized at a flea market.

• Indian taskforce recommends unique ID codes and SMS verification

  20-Apr-12 - A task force set up to advise the Indian government on strategies to protect the public from exposure to counterfeit medicines has recommended the adoption of unique identification codes on drug packs, coupled with authentication via a SMS.

• Counterfeit clippings: global news round-up

  29-Mar-12 - Pfizer donates TruScan scanners; South African raid nets fake goods including medicines; Minilab donation to Tanzania; man indicted for fake drug trafficking in USA; and Nigerian enforcement actions.

• Anti-counterfeit patent news in brief

  23-Feb-12 - Our round-up of anti-counterfeiting patents includes awards for Silverbrook, the University of Pittsburgh, OptoTrace, HP and SICPA.

• China plans state office for anti-counterfeiting, IP protection

  15-Nov-11 - China has announced its intention to set up a national office to handle intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement and counterfeiting; also busts another fake medicines ring.

• Counterfeit clippings: global news round-up

  04-Nov-11 - SecuringPharma.com's round-up of pharmaceutical supply chain security news from the world's press features reports from Ukraine, Kenya, Lebanon, Indonesia and the East African Community block.

• Rigaku buys BaySpec's handheld Raman business

  14-Oct-11 - Instrumentation specialist Rigaku Americas Corp has bought a range of handheld Raman spectroscopy devices from BaySpec and has set up a new division to handle the business.

• Taiwan cracks down on fake medicine trade

  25-Sep-11 - Enforcement agencies in Taiwan have detained 168 suspects in a large-scale operation to fight the trade in counterfeit pharmaceuticals and traditional herbal medicines.

• EU ruling holds eBay liable in trademark infringement case

  25-Aug-11 - The European Court of Justice has ruled that online marketplaces can be liable for trademark infringement if they sell or promote counterfeit goods, but only if they play an active role in the trade.

• UK IP crime survey finds clothing is top target for counterfeiters

  19-Aug-11 - A survey of trading standards authorities in the UK as found that clothing was the number one counterfeit category investigated by officers in 2010/11, followed by tobacco products, DVDs, footwear and alcohol.

• Counterfeit clippings: global news round-up

  02-Jun-11 - Our latest round-up of counterfeit news items from around the world includes a new counterfeit medicines law in Ukraine, seizures in UAE and India, plus updates from Sri Lanka and Malaysia.

• Counterfeit clippings: global news round-up

  30-Apr-11 - Our latest round-up of counterfeit news items from around the world includes updates from Qatar, the UK, India, Pakistan and China.

• Buyer beware: NYC councillor seeks stiff penalties for fake goods purchasers

  29-Apr-11 - In the USA, New York councilwoman Margaret Chin has introduced legislation which could make it illegal to knowingly purchase counterfeit goods.

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