Food & Beverage

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  EU unveils first Watch List on counterfeit and piracy

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

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  Anti-counterfeit op smashes site takedown record

  Europol says the latest In Our Sites campaign seized more than 33,600 internet domains selling fakes.

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  Food and beverage fraud: news round-up

  Italy’s agromafia, detecting minced meat adulteration, seafood fraud in LA, and beer substitution.

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  Companies get mixed results from enforcement, says survey

  Brands are stepping up efforts to bring enforcement actions against counterfeiters, but results are mixed.

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  A quarter of alcohol is illicit in emerging markets; report

  The illicit trade costs governments in 24 Asian, Eastern Europe and Latin American markets $3.6bn a year.

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  Falsified oregano has higher contaminant levels

  Scientists find that adulterated oregano has more pesticides and insecticides than genuine samples.

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