Food & Beverage

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  New Jersey cops foil cannabis-laced candy network

  $1.9m-worth of THC materials are seized in the operation, including 21,000 candies, with 24 arrests made.

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  Trademark infringement rising fast, says CompuMark

  Survey finds a 15 per cent increase in trademark infringement reported by brand owners over the last two years.

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  China tops EU’s IP problem list, in its own category

  China is so far in front of all other countries on IP infringement that it has its own category in the EU’s latest protection report.

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  Dover buys Systech, boosting Markem-Imaje print/coding unit

  Dover Corp bolsters its brand protection and traceability business with an agreement to buy Systech.

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  Fake Jameson whiskey claims three lives in Zimbabwe; report

  At least three people in Zimbabwe have died after drinking counterfeit Jameson Whiskey, say local news reports.

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  New Year’s Eve revellers warned about fake vodka in UK

  Authorities in the UK are warning the public to beware of cheap counterfeit vodka ahead of New Year celebrations.

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