Food & Beverage

• Welsh farmers may sue if Brexit leads to food smuggling

  28-Sep-19 - Farmers' Union of Wales says preparations to enforce border controls on the Irish land border appear "minimal".

• Two held over fake Hindustan Unilever tea sales in India

  28-Sep-19 - Police in India have arrested two people on suspicion of making and selling counterfeit Hindustan Unilever teas.

• Cigarettes top 2018 list of EU counterfeit seizures

  23-Sep-19 - Customs officers seized 27m intellectual property-infringing items at the EU’s borders last year worth almost €740m.

• Thin Film seeks buyer for NFC platform, blaming slow uptake

  23-Sep-19 - Thin Film Electronics has halted investment in near-field communication (NFC) assets and is looking to offload the business.

• Spain’s Altosa probed over counterfeit brandy links

  19-Sep-19 - Spanish company Altosa denies claims that it shipped millions of litres of counterfeit brandy to European countries.

• Lab technique spots fake Bordeaux wines

  16-Sep-19 - Genuine Bordeaux wines can be distinguished from fakes by testing the minute quantities of lead in their composition.

• YPB claims technical first with authentication tech

  12-Sep-19 - YPB Group says it has made a major step forward with its Motif Micro authentication system.

• Uganda starts digital tax stamp roll-out

  11-Sep-19 - Uganda says it will press on with its planned digital tax stamp system this fiscal year despite opposition.

• FrieslandCampina taps Kezzler to protect infant formula

  04-Sep-19 - FrieslandCampina will add serialized codes to its defend its Friso Infant formula brand from counterfeiters.

• Further deaths linked to illicit alcohol in Costa Rica

  28-Aug-19 - Tax stamp body the ITSA says the country should consider a secure alcohol track and trace system.

• Clothing/accessories top US customs seizure list again in 2018

  22-Aug-19 - 2018 report on US IPR-related customs seizures show the value of detained goods rose 16 per cent to $1.4bn.

• Organic food fraud farmer commits suicide ahead of prison

  21-Aug-19 - A farmer convicted of the largest organic food fraud case in US history has been found dead at his home.

• Kenya reports another illegal sugar seizure

  19-Aug-19 - Another large seizure of illegal sugar has been reported in Kenya, suggesting illicit supplies are still in the market.

• US avocado shortage takes a deadly turn

  14-Aug-19 - The ongoing shortage of avocados has raised prices, and captured the attention of organised crime cartels.

• New case of saffron fraud uncovered in UK

  14-Aug-19 - Around 90kg of adulterated saffron worth £750,000 (around $900,000) has been seized on the south coast.

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