Food & Beverage

• Bipartisan bill could make online retailers liable for fakes

  03-Mar-20 - The SHOP SAFE bill could make e-commerce companies liable for counterfeits sold on their platforms.

• Cargo theft report sees increase in hijackings in 2019

  21-Feb-20 - New report maps trends in cargo theft last year, including more hijackings and targeting of food and beverage goods.

• Jamaica launches crackdown on counterfeit coffee

  18-Feb-20 - Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority launches an enforcement drive to tackle the copycat coffee trade.

• FDA issues final guidance doc on intentional food adulteration

  14-Feb-20 - The FDA has issued the last of three promised guidance documents on the intentional adulteration of food.

• Ukraine sets new alcohol tax stamp roll-out for May 1

  14-Feb-20 - Ukraine is rolling out a new excise stamp for alcoholic drinks in order to crack down on the sale of illicit products.

• Industry body seeks talks with EU on truck parking security

  12-Feb-20 - TAPA wants to discuss aligning its own standard for security with the EU's SSTPA standard adopted last year.
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  The fakes are inevitable. Will the nutraceuticals market be ready?

  12-Feb-20 - The growing nutraceuticals market has become a magnet for counterfeiters. Systech's Steve Tallant explains how to fight back.

• Security Matters forms JV for alcohol anti-counterfeiting

  11-Feb-20 - Alliance with Australia's Global Bevco will focus on fake wine, which is particularly prevalent in China.

• After Trump memo, US issues first report on counterfeit trade

  28-Jan-20 - The US government has issued a first set of recommendations in answer to Trump’s memo on counterfeit goods.

• Container shipping group draws up track-and-trace standards

  28-Jan-20 - Digital Container Shipping Association says it will reduce complexity, cut costs and improve supply chain management.

• Catching sesame oil adulteration, with machine learning

  24-Jan-20 - 3D fluorescence spectroscopy, coupled with machine learning, offers a rapid, reliable way to detect sesame oil adulteration.

• Swiss eye simpler processes for customs in counterfeits fight

  22-Jan-20 - Switzerland has started consulting on a proposal to make it easier for customs to destroy fake goods in small consignments.

• Olive oil firm CHO taps IBM for blockchain

  21-Jan-20 - Olive oil producer CHO has started using IBM’s blockchain platform to provide traceability for its Terra Delyssa brand.

• US-China trade deal covers online counterfeit sales, fake meds

  17-Jan-20 - A trade deal signed this week between the US and China includes a commitment to curb the sale of fake goods online.

• New Jersey cops foil cannabis-laced candy network

  14-Jan-20 - $1.9m-worth of THC materials are seized in the operation, including 21,000 candies, with 24 arrests made.

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