Cosmetics & Personal Care

• 25,000 counterfeit 3M masks seized in Scotland

  26-Apr-21 - Operation was prompted by intelligence that the counterfeit face masks were coming into the UK from Hong Kong.

• EMEA cargo thefts high despite pandemic lockdown

  23-Apr-21 - Despite COVID-19 lockdowns, thefts approached record levels and were likely an underestimate, says TAPA.

• New chair at VerifyMe as Norman Gardner retires

  23-Apr-21 - Norman Gardner has stepped down as chair of VerifyMe, and will be replaced by GPX' Scott Greenberg.

• Fake Alcon contact lens seller fined by UK court

  21-Apr-21 - Zahra Gillani bought the lenses from Alibaba for $1.75 per pair, and sold them on via a Facebook page for £15.

• Fraud driving cargo thefts in Russia, says report

  15-Apr-21 - Number of incidents fell 35 per cent on 2019, with food and beverage once again the most targeted product category.

• Conference considers COVID impact on fraud patterns

  13-Apr-21 - Criminals are shifting away from cash to online bank transfers and turning to social media to trade in illegal goods.

• Study shows a third of meds used by bodybuilders are fake

  08-Apr-21 - As many of the products are injected, users are at risk of "acute and chronic toxicity", say the researchers.

• Online retailers take issue with INFORM Consumers act

  08-Apr-21 - eBay, Poshmark, Etsy, Mercari and OfferUp claim the bill could jeopardise the security of small online sellers.

• Russia boosts penalties for falsifying product barcodes

  30-Mar-21 - Introduces liability for falsification of the barcodes on goods, with penalties including fines and imprisonment.

• COVID contributes to spike in cargo theft in US during 2020

  25-Mar-21 - There were 870 thefts of cargo throughout the US last year, up 23 per cent on 2019, says Sensitech.

• Suit claims Amazon sells ‘counterfeit’ dietary supplements

  16-Mar-21 - Class-action complaint concerns a glucosamine sulfate supplement sold by Amazon under its Solimo brand.

• UK government’s freeports plan raises illicit trade fears

  10-Mar-21 - Decision to set up eight free trade zones is at odds with the EU, which is cracking down on the sector.

• Covectra debuts new version of StellaGuard smart label

  24-Feb-21 - Updated version of the trace and trace and authentication label has improved its features, speed and efficiency, it says.

• California woman on counterfeit Botox charges

  22-Feb-21 - Along with fake Botox and Juvederm, Vivian Espinoza was also in possession of PDO threading, needles and syringes.

• How US lawmakers can keep supply chains secure from counterfeits

  19-Feb-21 - Legislation introduced in the US would help keep counterfeit merchandise off of third-party marketplaces, says BSAC.

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