Food & Beverage

• UK food crime unit pledges more prosecutions

  26-Mar-19 - The UK's food crime unit has said it will bring more criminal prosecutions for companies that carry out food fraud.

• Detecting fake pharma and food - by freezing it

  21-Mar-19 - Researchers have unveiled a cut price way to test the authenticity of medicines and foods using video.

• India eyes traceability system for agricultural seeds

  19-Mar-19 - India has a problem with spurious and low-quality seeds, and thinks traceability technology could be a solution.

• Footwear, clothing top fake good seizures, says OECD

  18-Mar-19 - The trade in counterfeit and pirated goods now accounts for 3.3 per cent of world trade and is rising fast, says report.

• China cracks down on fake Starbucks in stores

  18-Mar-19 - The counterfeit instant coffee packs have been found in Greenland Direct, Hualian and Carrefour chains, says report.

• Avi Chaudhuri named chief scientist at Systech

  08-Mar-19 - Avi Chaudhuri has been appointed to the newly-created position of chief scientist at Systech, effective immediately.

• What’s really in your lingonberry supplement?

  06-Mar-19 - Lingonberry products are prone to adulteration with cheaper fruits, but scientists say they can now spot the fraud.

• Shock as Scott Gottlieb resigns from FDA

  05-Mar-19 - In a surprise move, Scott Gottlieb has resigned as FDA Commissioner and will be leaving office in a month.

• Norway’s food institute unveils new fraud standard

  04-Mar-19 - Terms relating to food fraud are often used interchangeably but can mean entirely different things, says lead author.
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  The case against holograms: how a once-lofty security technology has fallen

  27-Feb-19 - Holograms served their purpose at one time as a product security tool, but no longer, writes Avi Chaudhuri of Systech.

• India hit by another fatal illicit alcohol incident

  25-Feb-19 - A second mass poisoning caused by illicit bootleg alcohol has hit India in the space of just two weeks.

• Ireland’s FSAI trials DNA-based food screening tool

  21-Feb-19 - The Food Safety Authority of Ireland says it has a new weapon in the fight against food fraud and misleading labeling.

• Tax stamp move for liquor misguided, says India’s ASPA

  20-Feb-19 - The ASPA has slammed a move by some Indian regions to replace holographic tax stamps on liquor with plain barcodes.

• Systech teams up with Foodmach to target Australia, NZ

  20-Feb-19 - Systech continues its expansion into the food brand protection market via a collaboration with Australia's Foodmach.

• Valentine’s day sting takes out fake wine producers

  15-Feb-19 - Police in Italy swooped on a gang that counterfeited at least 11,000 bottles of premium red wine yesterday.

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