Food & Beverage

• Italian study shows impact of counterfeiting on companies

  26-Jun-24 - Smaller, low-tech companies are found to be most at risk of going out of business due to counterfeiting.

• Rising demand for used cooking oil driving fraud

  20-Jun-24 - Virgin oil may be entering the market as demand for used oil for biodiesel rises, undermining carbon reduction targets.

• Amazon files legal action against fake good facilitators

  19-Jun-24 - Lawsuits claim defendants used illicit schemes to counteract processes designed to prevent the listing of counterfeits.

• Laava adds Paul Vitali to its European team

  03-Jun-24 - Vitali, who has been named as Laava's VP of European business development, was previously with VerifyMe.

• De La Rue confirms takeover talks ongoing

  30-May-24 - Could De La Rue’s 200-year position as a UK commercial institution be coming to an end?

• EU adopts new strategy to fight counterfeiting

  22-Mar-24 - Recommendation includes initiatives to curb counterfeiting activities and strengthen intellectual property rights.

• Holography trade body IHMA names new chair

  12-Mar-24 - Dr Mark Deakes will lead the organisation as it pushes developments in new anti-counterfeit technologies.

• FSA Northern Ireland launches food fraud hotline

  11-Mar-24 - The number can be used by anyone who has suspicion about food crime and wants to report it safely and confidentially.

• Zespri takes aim at counterfeit kiwis, packaging

  06-Mar-24 - The company is working with the Shanghai Public Security Bureau on a series of enforcement raids within China.

• Cameroon busts counterfeit soft drink operation

  27-Feb-24 - The fake beverages posed significant risks to public health and consumer safety, according to a local media report.

• UK study reveals impact of Red Sea supply chain disruption

  26-Feb-24 - Disruption caused by attacks on shipping in the region has led to the largest diversion of international trade in decades.

• Blockchain raises confidence in buying organic food online

  21-Feb-24 - Chinese consumers were more likely to trust the quality and provenance of food if tracked using a blockchain-based system.

• UK men sentenced in food theft, fraud case

  07-Feb-24 - Enforcement agencies said there could have been implications due to traceability issues if the trio had not been caught.

• Viewpoint: Anti-counterfeiting challenges in Asia-Pacific

  07-Feb-24 - Prioritising online marketplaces with a customised brand monitoring strategy is the key to tackling counterfeits in APAC.

• YPB extends Connect platform with self-service QR codes

  05-Feb-24 - ConnectQR generates and manages QR codes without any input from YPB, adding another revenue stream for the firm.

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