Food & Beverage

• 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.

• 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.

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