Food & Beverage

• Microsoft genAI tapped to protect Made in Italy products

  12-Aug-24 - An AI-powered chatbot will be used to verify the authenticity of Italian products like Prosecco sparkling wine.

• UK markets join forces on refreshed anti-fakes campaign

  07-Aug-24 - Markets across the UK are taking part in a re-launched Real Deal campaign to protect businesses, customers from harm.

• Viewpoint: How is AI used to commit chargeback fraud?

  02-Aug-24 - Roger Alexander explains how merchants can mitigate the impact of AI-powered fraud and avoid disaster.

• Scientists make 'programmable' luminescent markers

  31-Jul-24 - They continue to glow after a UV light is removed and can be programmed to fade in stages, making them hard to forge.

• De La Rue's future in doubt as loan payment deadline looms

  25-Jul-24 - All will hinge on the sale of at least one of its authentication and currency businesses, with negotiations ongoing.

• Authentix buys Nanotech Security assets from Meta Materials

  25-Jul-24 - Authentication tech specialist Nanotech Security Corp was sold to Meta Materials for $73 million just three years ago.

• Taiwan billionaire caught up in fake wine allegations

  24-Jul-24 - Amid reports that counterfeits worth $31m may have been sold to high-end clients, Wood Chen has protested his innocence.

• Report advises two-tier approach to spot sunflower oil fraud

  23-Jul-24 - Adulteration of vegetable oils is associated with more health consequences than any other form of food fraud.

• US agencies crack down on lookalike foods laced with THC

  18-Jul-24 - Snacks that mimic brands have been linked to hundreds of hospitalisations in adults and children.

• EU operations find harm from counterfeit pesticides

  18-Jul-24 - Pesticides sold on the black market poisoned farmland and nature reserves in Italy and Spain, says Europol.

• UK poultry farmer gets hefty fine in food fraud case

  16-Jul-24 - Stuart Perkins falsified Salmonella testing certificates, potentially allowing contaminated meat into the food chain.

• CargoNet says US cargo thefts dip after record Q1 levels

  12-Jul-24 - There were recorded 771 theft incidents in the period, a 33 per cent increase on the same period of 2023.

• US Senate passes anti-counterfeit awareness resolution

  10-Jul-24 - July should be denoted as National Anti-Counterfeiting and Consumer Education and Awareness Month, says text.

• Crurated brings blockchain-protected wine to Langosteria

  04-Jul-24 - Crurated’s platform allows producer-to-customer provenance and guards against counterfeits and the grey market.

• Non-edible, toxic mushrooms found in food products

  01-Jul-24 - Study used metabarcoding to compare species present in mushroom food products to what is claimed on the label.

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