Food & Beverage

• Australia backs blockchain system for horticulture

  10-Aug-20 - Project is one of 16 agriculture pilots being funded by the country's Traceability Grants Programme.

• Merck snaps up Irish food traceability firm IdentiGEN

  07-Aug-20 - Food safety and traceability company IdentiGEN has been acquired by Merck & Co’s MSD Animal Health.

• Counterfeit Unifrutti lemons seized in China

  06-Aug-20 - Customs in China have seized more than two tonnes of lemons that violated trademarks held by fruit giant Unifrutti.

• India sees ‘alarming’ 24 per cent rise in counterfeit incidents

  31-Jul-20 - The upward trend calls for immediate action, says the Authentication Solution Providers’ Association (ASPA).

• Study finds high level of adulteration in avocado oils

  29-Jul-20 - A US study has found that four out of five samples of avocado oil sold commercially were either rancid or laced with other oils.

• US bill would require ID for “high-volume” online sellers

  27-Jul-20 - The INFORM Act is intended to fight the sale of counterfeit, stolen and hazardous goods online.

• Latest food fraud crackdown results in more than 400 arrests

  22-Jul-20 - Operation Opson IX nets 12,000 tonnes of illegal and potentially hazardous food products worth an estimated €28m.

• Seafood standards firm MarinTrust adopts blockchain

  14-Jul-20 - New certification standard will include a blockchain clause that could help reduce illicit trade and reduce wastage.

• Alliance sets its sights on milk fraud with testing platform

  09-Jul-20 - Food security firm SwissDeCode has joined forces with Dutch microfluidics company DigiBio on the EU-funded project.

• UK body unveils draft guidance on trademark offence sentencing

  08-Jul-20 - Guidelines cover individuals and organisations involved in the possession or sale of counterfeit goods.

• Kazakhstan launches mobile app to fight illicit alcohol

  07-Jul-20 - A mobile app has been rolled out in Kazakhstan to help the government crack down on the trade in illicit alcohol.

• Italian police take down premium wine counterfeiting ring

  30-Jun-20 - Police have busted a gang that took empty bottles of quality wines, refilled them with inferior vintages, and sold them online.

• Bordeaux wine body wins key counterfeit lawsuit in China

  30-Jun-20 - A wine supplier who displayed fake Bordeaux wines at a trade show in China has been found guilty in a landmark lawsuit.

• Barcoded spores could help track, verify food, say scientists

  17-Jun-20 - US scientists trace the provenance of foods and other products using taggants based on genetically-engineered spores.

• VerifyMe expands in India with Techind alliance

  16-Jun-20 - VerifyMe has forged an alliance with Techind to extend its presence in india, focusing on pharma and other sectors.

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