Food & Beverage

• 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.

• Bootleg alcohol claims lives once again in Türkiye

  16-Jan-25 - At least 30 people have died in Istanbul, with two people jailed for murder in connection with the incident.

• Lab test can authenticate hazelnuts, a food fraud hotspot

  15-Jan-25 - Big pricing variations depending on the source country have created incentives for economically-motivated fraud.

• All Scottish cattle 'should be electronically tagged'

  13-Jan-25 - The recommendation will help to ensure effective traceability of cattle in order to protect both animal and public health.

• 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."

• Another arrest in UK illegal meat investigation

  16-Dec-24 - The latest arrest was carried out by National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) officers and police at a farm in Wales.

• 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.

• Five arrests in UK illegal meat investigation

  04-Dec-24 - 48 untraceable sheep carcasses thought to have been illegally smoked were intercepted in unrefrigerated vans in London.

• Salad specialist Picadeli taps Digimarc for anti-fraud tech

  03-Dec-24 - The alliance aims to tackle the growing issue of product look-up (PLU) fraud at self-checkout counters.

• Portugal dismantles cooking oil fraud scheme

  02-Dec-24 - Operation resulted in the seizure of more than 16,500 litres of cooking oil that was mislabelled as olive oil.

• New food fraud initiative kicks off in Europe

  27-Nov-24 - EFF-CoP project will bring together academics, regulators and the food industry to enhance food authenticity and traceability.

• Detentions follow tainted alcohol deaths in Laos

  26-Nov-24 - It has been reported that the manager and seven staff at the hostel where the tourists stayed have been detained.

• 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.

• Counterfeit pilchards cause a stir in South Africa

  19-Nov-24 - Workers were discovered relabelling and packaging expired cans of canned fish by South African police.

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