Food & Beverage

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  UK agency warns of fake chocolate as Wonka movie opens

  Counterfeit Wonka, Prime and Cali-Gold bars are putting consumers at risk, says Food Standards Agency.

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  FDA rolls out new FAQs and tools for food traceability

  Update includes a webpage about lot codes, a video detailing components of tracing systems and a traceability plan example.

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  Merck and p-Chip join forces on ‘digital twin’ tech

  Platform combines software and hardware to create a means of proving the authenticity of items “through the product life cycle.”

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  Four new industry execs join GS1’s US board

  New members hail from health care group Johnson & Johnson, grocery chain Kroger, retailer Target and Wakefern Food Corp.

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  Marker method can help authenticate edible oils

  Chinese team says its authentication method eliminates the need for cumbersome laboratory processes.

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  US, Canada see a spike in cargo thefts in Q3

  There was an increase in shipment misdirection and cases of fraud against small motor carriers or owner/operators.

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