Food & Beverage

• Premium wine counterfeiting ring busted in Italy

  17-Oct-24 - The criminal network targeted Grand Cru French wines, charging as much as €15,000 for a single bottle.

• De La Rue agrees authentication unit sale to Crane NXT

  15-Oct-24 - The takeover comes just a few months after Crane NXT completed the acquisition of OpSec for $270m.

• London shop found selling illegal snacks again

  09-Oct-24 - Raid uncovered illicit Lucky Charms cereal, KitKats, Lion Bars and drinks containing dangerous and harmful ingredients.
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  New technology from Securikett enhances protection in online commerce

  03-Oct-24 - Cutting-edge security labels are designed specifically for online shipping, offering immediate detection of any tampering or unauthorized removal.

• European prosecutors take fight to organised crime networks

  27-Sep-24 - New European Judicial Organised Crime Network will deliver a coordinated and systematic cross-border approach.

• UK wholesaler fined for selling fake chocolate bars

  13-Sep-24 - Fake Wonka bars contained allergens like peanuts and almonds that were not on the label, placing consumers at risk.

• Risks of food fraud in UK "changing," says new report

  12-Sep-24 - Geopolitical tensions, a tough economic climate and changes to border controls are contributing, say FSA and FSS.

• EMPACT arrests for IP crime top 1,000 in 2023

  11-Sep-24 - That marks a massive increase on the previous year, when there were 115 arrests, according to a new fact sheet.

• Shortages will occur by 2050 without circular economy

  09-Sep-24 - Business as usual will lead to big rises in the use of primary materials like virgin plastic, cardboard and aluminium.

• UK issues alert over 'potentially fatal' fake vodka

  06-Sep-24 - The unsafe bottles, fraudulently labelled as Glen's Vodka, were found on testing to contain isopropyl alcohol.

• Moroccan olive oil producer adds 'full traceability'

  29-Aug-24 - Moresh says new label will give customers 'peace of mind by ensuring the authenticity and quality of their olive oil.'

• Fake Jameson, Smirnoff liquor seized in South Africa

  22-Aug-24 - One person has been arrested in connection with the operation, which took place in Protea Glen township.

• New tests developed to spot adulterated honey

  20-Aug-24 - Two separate studies show potential of spatial offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS) and DNA barcoding to spot honey fraud.

• 2.2m packs of cannabis-laced snacks seized in California

  18-Aug-24 - The products seized in the crackdown on 11 storefronts in Los Angeles were illegally marked with a forged California seal.

• Study finds green labels fall short on EU deforestation law

  16-Aug-24 - None meet the requirements of the EUDR fully, and they have deficiencies in systems to assure compliance with standards.

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