Food & Beverage

• Drinks wholesaler Fernbrew in liquidation after fakes scandal

  05-Jun-19 - Fernbrew has gone into liquidation and is facing a big tax bill amid allegations of supplying counterfeit spirits.

• Sutherland to step down as CEO of De La Rue

  30-May-19 - His five-year tenure as chief executive of De La Rue is coming to an end, but he will stay in the role while a successor is sought.

• Bangladesh mulls death penalty for food adulterators

  28-May-19 - A Bangladeshi politician has said criminals who target the food supply should face the risk of capital punishment.

• China sets up food, drug crime unit

  24-May-19 - China has set up a Food- and Drug-Related Crime Investigation Bureau to stem criminal activity in these sectors.

• Merieux labs banned from Brazil inspections after meat scandal

  23-May-19 - Brazil bans three Merieux labs from carrying out food inspections because of an alleged link with the 2017 rotten meat scandal.

• International atomic agency steps up food fraud fight

  23-May-19 - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is testing stable isotope analysis as a means to tackle food fraud.

• Better Business Bureau warns of fake goods explosion

  16-May-19 - One in four US consumers have been caught put buying counterfeit goods online, says a Better Business Bureau report.

• Police bust major fake olive oil ring in Italy, Germany

  14-May-19 - An enforcement operation has taken down a large-scale criminal network that was selling fraudulent olive oil in Europe.

• IBM, Yara join forces on digitising food supply

  14-May-19 - IBM and Yara will develop a digital farming platform to boost yields and quality as well as secure the supply chain.

• Pakistan shutters juice factories making fake soft drinks

  09-May-19 - The authorities in Pakistan have shut down five factories accused of making counterfeit and adulterated juice products.

• Fake seed potato certificates discovered in Netherlands

  23-Apr-19 - The authorities in the Netherlands have discovered counterfeit seed potato certificates, after a tip-off from farmers in Belgium.

• Europe saw spike in food fraud last year

  17-Apr-19 - The EU Food Fraud Network received 234 requests from member states for cooperation last year, a 30 per cent increase.

• Australian fake tequila fire sale ‘could cause injury’

  10-Apr-19 - Mexico has warned that thousands of bottles of fake tequila up for auction in Australia may cause injury if consumed.

• Tapi, Thinfilm team up on wine/spirit smart closures

  04-Apr-19 - Closure firm Tapi has agreed to work with Thinfilm on NFC-enabled closures for brand protection in the beverage sector.

• Trump takes aim at counterfeit and piracy

  03-Apr-19 - US President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum on combating trafficking in counterfeit and pirated goods.

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