Authentix has launched new technology to enable brand owners to rapidly integrate sophisticated covert security ink into products and labels.
Commissioner Makary has called on retailers to participate in efforts to curb the use of illegal vapes, particularly by young people.
The fast-growing startup has now raised $90m from investors hoping to back the next big player in brand protection.
Millions of unauthorised e-cigarette products with an estimated retail value of $86.5m have been seized in Chicago.
The illicit trade is driven by single-use products, a category in which 89 per cent of volumes are illicit, according to Euromonitor.
The legislation would change how CBP can share the packing and shipping information of suspected counterfeit products.
The Dark Side of Imitation – Counterfeit Alcohol and the Fight for Safety
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has published a white paper on the scourge of counterfeit alcohol in response to a string of high-profile incidents that have claimed hundreds of lives.
The document details some of the most notorious incidents in recent years and explains how a brand protection standard (BPS) developed by TAPA Asia Pacific (TAPA APAC) can strengthen the supply chain against counterfeit goods by encouraging logistics companies to "design out" vulnerabilities. Read more