Nicotine Products

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  UK man sentenced for counterfeit tobacco offences

  Yarech Kader was making around £300 a day selling fake cigarettes and rolling tobacco from a shop in Swansea.

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  Vape firm Altria files patent on anti-counterfeit tech

  Wireless communication system would identify if a cartridge plugged into an e-cigarette is a genuine Njoy product.

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  RLX seized millions of fake vapes last year

  The 2023 crackdown netted 60m fake cartridges and 77,000 e-cigarette devices, according to CEO Kate Wang.

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  Elfbar clamps down on fake e-cigarettes in South Africa

  Thousands of knock-off products were seized in an operation focused on Johannesburg and Cape Town.

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  Seals to deter cargo theft are being ignored, says insurer

  Seals – however basic – can play a central role in identifying location, method and often perpetrators of cargo theft.

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  UK markets join forces on refreshed anti-fakes campaign

  Markets across the UK are taking part in a re-launched Real Deal campaign to protect businesses, customers from harm.

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