Food & Beverage

• Supplement maker iHerb tries out Russian labelling scheme

  10-Jun-21 - Company will take part in Russia's Chestny ZNAK scheme by affixing codes to products that are registered for sale in Russia.

• Major glass eel trafficking ring taken down by EU op

  07-Jun-21 - More than a million baby eels from the threatened Anguilla anguilla species were seized, worth around €1.24m.

• FDA issues affordable traceability challenge to food industry

  03-Jun-21 - The FDA has issued a challenge to the US food industry to digitise its supply chain and introduce traceability systems.

• Study shows feasibility of using DNA for wine traceability

  20-May-21 - A team of Italian researchers shows DNA traceability can be applied at scale in a large wine-producing cooperative.

• Peroni beer deploys blockchain for batch traceability

  19-May-21 - Italian beer brand Birra Peroni has started using EY's blockchain platform for the purposes of supply chain traceability.

• Russia starts voluntary labelling of beer products

  17-May-21 - Russia has extended its wide-ranging Chestny ZNAK track-and-trace scheme to include beer and related products.

• Welsh farmers extend traceability to beef supply chain

  16-May-21 - "Farm to fork" traceability partnership with Oritain will now include Welsh beef as well lamb, says HCC.

• Adulterated saffron scam busted in Spain

  11-May-21 - Saffron's high price makes it a prime target for fraud – and it turns out is also a way to launder the proceeds of organised crime.

• Famous US wine shop accused of selling fake bourbon

  11-May-21 - New York-based Acker Wines sold a counterfeit bottle of rare Kentucky bourbon for nearly $1,000, claims news service.

• Mars Wrigley takes aim at fake THC-infused candy

  05-May-21 - Lawsuits target sellers of knck-offs like "Medicated Skittles", "Starburst Gummies" and "Life Savers Medicated Gummies".

• 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.

• Haldiram sues Georgia company, claiming counterfeiting

  19-Apr-21 - Lawsuit against Georgia-based distributor Aahar Food alleges trademark infringement and counterfeiting.

• 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.

• Wine fraudster Rudy Kurniawan is deported from US

  14-Apr-21 - Notorious rare and vintage wine counterfeiter has returned to Indonesia after serving seven years of a 10-year jail term.

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