Food & Beverage

• Spanish police dismantle national fake rum operation

  28-Jan-21 - Bottles were sophisticated counterfeits that allowed the gang to evade tax controls and tap into the legitimate supply chain.

• SwissDeCode gets VC cash for food security platform

  26-Jan-21 - Biotech says it is preparing to launch a rapid DNA screening system that will deliver results at the production line in minutes.

• Russia starts voluntary dairy product traceability

  25-Jan-21 - Russia starts roll-out of traceability system for dairy, initially on a voluntary basis and with codes supplied for free.

• Singapore scientists develop AI-based anti-counterfeit tech

  19-Jan-21 - Durable tags resist damage by environmental conditions and sidestep bottlenecks seen with other approaches, they say.

• Gulf of Guinea a piracy hotspot, says IMB

  18-Jan-21 - The Gulf of Guinea saw a spike in piracy incidents in 2020, accounting for 95 per cent of crew kidnappings.

• Law to curb anonymous companies is enacted in US

  05-Jan-21 - The legislation is designed to end the incorporation of anonymous shell companies used to launder criminal profits.

• South Africa: beware illicit liquor after bottlecap theft

  05-Jan-21 - Theft at a warehouse raises fears criminals may refill used bottles with illegal alcohol and sell it to consumers.

• Australia’s meat sector taps Oritain for traceability system

  04-Jan-21 - The two organisations say they will develop ‘origin fingerprints’ for Australian beef and lamb to help fight food fraud.

• House overturns Trump’s veto on anonymous US firms bill

  29-Dec-20 - Corporate Transparency Act is part of annual defense spending bill, and is due for a Senate vote today.

• FDA extends comment period on food traceability rule

  23-Dec-20 - The initial comment period ran through November 23, but the regulator says it will now be extended to February 22.

• Organic pistachio fraud nets perpetrators €6m

  23-Dec-20 - Probe revealed gang was mixing organic with non-organic pistachio nuts that illegally contained pesticides.

• Truck drivers say new EU rules will raise cargo crime risk

  21-Dec-20 - The new measures will cause cargo crime to increase due to an increase in unattended vehicles, says survey.

• Spain takes action against large-scale whiskey fraud

  19-Dec-20 - Agences seized bottles, caps and tax stamps, as well as fake labels and packaging from a "well-known" brand.

• Uzbekistan plans Russia-powered traceability drive

  14-Dec-20 - Uzbekistan will introduce digital labelling for food, pharmaceutical and other goods based on Russia’s Chestny ZNAK system.

• UK store loses its liquor license after selling fake wine

  23-Nov-20 - Owner Awarah Shikha of Tivoli Food and Wine in Brighton has 21 days to appeal against the decision.

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