Electronics & Industrial

• Brazil, Venezuela and Germany head cargo theft league in 2015

  20-Sep-16 - Brazil topped the list of countries suffering from heightened cargo theft risks in 2015, says supply chain specialist BSI.

• Microparticle arrays "have potential as covert markers"

  13-Sep-16 - Scientists have developed a new way to make arrays of microparticles that could be used as anti-counterfeit tags.

• BBC investigation warns of fake xenon bulbs in UK

  07-Sep-16 - Counterfeit xenon headlight head lamp bulbs that could put motorists at risk are rife in the UK market.

• UK insurer links rising electrical fault fires to counterfeits

  05-Sep-16 - Counterfeit phone chargers are contributing to a rise in house fires caused by electrical faults, says insurer.

• DoD puts safe harbour in place for electronics contractors

  31-Aug-16 - Firms that unwittingly use fake electronics in US Department of Defense contracts now have some cost protection.

• Food processor firms claim importer sold counterfeits

  22-Aug-16 - A California company has been sued by two food blender firms for importing and selling fake appliances.

• Amazon, eBay and Alibaba slammed again for fake listings

  17-Aug-16 - Consumer group accuses online retailers and social media sites of 'making it easy for counterfeiters'.

• California tops electronics theft leaderboard in US

  12-Aug-16 - California accounted for more than a third of all electronic cargo thefts in the US over the last couple of years.

• Researchers unveil covert anti-counterfeit holograms

  10-Aug-16 - Scientists have developed a new type of covert hologram that can be produced cheaply on inkjet printers.

• US DoD finalises anti-counterfeit electronic measures

  03-Aug-16 - US Department of Defense publishes new rules to help prevent counterfeit electronics ending up in military systems.

• US Senate makes July counterfeit awareness month

  24-Jul-16 - The US Senate passes a resolution declaring July the national anti-counterfeit awareness month.

• Brief: Four charged for 'moving truck' thefts in Belarus

  24-Jul-16 - Four people have been arrested in Belarus in connection with a series of cargo thefts from moving trucks.

• Amazon criticised for counterfeits

  11-Jul-16 - Amazon feeling heat after increasing number of 3rd party sellers accuse site of selling counterfeits from China.

• Lockheed Martin patents anti-counterfeit nanotubes

  20-Jun-16 - Lockheed Martin has been awarded a US patent for anti-counterfeit markers made using carbon nanotubes.

• Tanzania switches off 630,000 phones

  19-Jun-16 - Tanzania's counterfeit mobile phone switch-off has resulted in 630,000 units being disabled to date.

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