Cosmetics & Personal Care

• Zanzibar adopts security label to fight fake meds, cosmetics

  13-May-24 - Kulinda system is required for local importers and distributors of medicines, cosmetics and personal care products.

• CDC investigating people sickened by fake Botox

  16-Apr-24 - Nine people were hospitalised after receiving Botox injections from unlicensed or untrained individuals.

• Unsafe counterfeit anti-choking devices on sale in UK

  27-Mar-24 - Use of the fakes may worsen choking by pushing obstructions further down the airway, according to MHRA.

• EU adopts new strategy to fight counterfeiting

  22-Mar-24 - Recommendation includes initiatives to curb counterfeiting activities and strengthen intellectual property rights.

• Holography trade body IHMA names new chair

  12-Mar-24 - Dr Mark Deakes will lead the organisation as it pushes developments in new anti-counterfeit technologies.

• India takes aim at unregulated, fake cosmetic imports

  27-Feb-24 - Drugs Controller General of India will make sure existing notification requirements on imported consignments are met.

• UK study reveals impact of Red Sea supply chain disruption

  26-Feb-24 - Disruption caused by attacks on shipping in the region has led to the largest diversion of international trade in decades.

• Fake detergent seized on Bulgaria, Turkiye border

  12-Feb-24 - The shipment, headed to Austria, included almost 11,000 2kg packages of a well-known detergent brand.

• Viewpoint: Anti-counterfeiting challenges in Asia-Pacific

  07-Feb-24 - Prioritising online marketplaces with a customised brand monitoring strategy is the key to tackling counterfeits in APAC.

• US man gets prison sentence for falsified medical devices

  05-Feb-24 - Kambiz Youabian, who sold used skin-tightening transducer devices as new, also has to repay almost $6m in illicit gains.

• YPB extends Connect platform with self-service QR codes

  05-Feb-24 - ConnectQR generates and manages QR codes without any input from YPB, adding another revenue stream for the firm.

• USTR highlights safety risks in latest notorious markets report

  01-Feb-24 - TaoBao, WeChat, DHGate, Pindoduo and Shopee are among USTR's latest list of online marketplaces that allow counterfeits.

• EUIPO mulls counterfeit impact on clothing, cosmetics, toys

  22-Jan-24 - The total impact of the trade amounted €16bn in lost sales and almost 200,000 fewer jobs across EU member states.

• New IHMA security image register launched

  18-Jan-24 - The Security Image Register (SIR) incorporates changes to take into account the increased sophistication of holograms.

• AI becoming integral to efforts to secure supply chains

  18-Jan-24 - AI and other tech is being used to bolster supply-chain planning and minimise disruptions, improving supply-chain resiliency.

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