Cosmetics & Personal Care

• Merck partners Zebra on traceability ecosystem

  31-Mar-25 - Zebra's TC58 mobile computer range will be integrated into the recently launched M-Trust product verification system.

• Supplement firm Bioventra warns of online fakes

  24-Mar-25 - The company has received reports of some purchasers of the counterfeits experiencing worrying side effects.

• 'Dangerous' fake Botox seized in Indianapolis

  21-Mar-25 - Of the four shipments, three were sent from the same shipper in GB, while the fourth was arriving from Indonesia.

• UK anti-counterfeit firm sizes up an AIM listing

  20-Mar-25 - Quantum Base is hoping to raise up to £5m, with the cash earmarked for product development and new hires.

• Organised crime using legal businesses to sell fake goods

  18-Mar-25 - Criminal networks are using networks of seemingly legitimate and legal businesses to help sell counterfeit products in Europe.

• UK eBay sellers sentenced over 'hazardous' fake chargers

  19-Feb-25 - Foysal Habib and Abu Sufian pleaded guilty last year to selling fake goods, including electronics, cosmetics, and clothing.

• Study could help luxury brands counter the appeal of fakes

  13-Feb-25 - Low-knowledge consumers are fuelling the trillion-dollar counterfeit market; Educate them, researchers say.

• Eight arrested in US on suspicion of fake goods smuggling

  28-Jan-25 - The gang, including logistics bosses, warehouse owners and truck drivers, are accused of smuggling $200m in illegal goods.

• CBP plans rules on low-value shipments to curb fakes

  19-Jan-25 - The measures would strengthen oversight of 'de minimis' shipments, known to be a route for fake goods entering the US.

• USTR highlights fake pharma in Notorious Markets report

  08-Jan-25 - 2024 report lists 38 online and 33 physical markets accused of involvement in "substantial" counterfeiting and piracy.

• Merck's 'digital twin' traceability platform comes to fruition

  07-Jan-25 - M-Trust – which is now in beta test release mode – is described by the company as a "cyber-physical trust platform."

• José de la Mata Amaya named as Eurojust VP

  10-Dec-24 - de la Mata will take up office on December 18 for a four-year term, replacing current VP Boštjan Škrlec.

• OECD gauges impact of counterfeits on UK economy

  20-Nov-24 - In 2021, the value of fake and pirated goods imported into the UK amounted to £7.1bn, 1.5 per cent of the total.

• Michael Schmid elected new president of Eurojust

  13-Nov-24 - Schmid will take up office on November 15 for a four-year term, replacing current president Ladislav Hamran.

• Pet supplement brand YuMove warns fakes are on Amazon

  10-Nov-24 - Amazon is now recalling and refunding all purchases of YuMove branded products sold by third-party sellers.

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