Food & Beverage

• Expired food scam results in 27 arrests

  16-Jul-23 - Criminal network re-labeled expired and sometimes spoiled foods and placed them back on the market.

• Tons of counterfeit grapes destroyed in Italy

  13-Jul-23 - Producer Grapa Varieties says the case is “a major victory for intellectual property rights protection.”

• UK’s FSA mulls more power for food crime unit

  12-Jul-23 - The National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) should have search and entry powers, according to the proposals.

• Bourbon firm wins suit against counterfeit seller

  10-Jul-23 - The company behind the WL Weller bourbon brand has won a lawsuit against a distributor accused of selling fakes.

• Warning issued over fake Maggi spices in US

  30-Jun-23 - Knock-off Maggi Masala-ae-Magic sachets and two fake Everest spice products have tested positive for Salmonella.

• Counterfeit alcohol claims 17 lives in Iran

  26-Jun-23 - Nine people have been arrested in connection with the incident, in which at least 191 people have been poisoned.

• Startup COOKO raises €800k for cocoa traceability

  26-Jun-23 - The cash injection will be used to support the company’s national cocoa traceability platform in Cameroon.

• Study finds widespread adulteration of avocado oil

  20-Jun-23 - More than two-thirds (70 per cent) of a sample of 36 avocado oils were either rancid or mixed with other oils.

• More pharma serialisation M&A as advanco buys Vantage

  16-Jun-23 - Deal combines advanco's ARC serialisation platform with Vantage's automation and engineering services.

• EUIPO completes blockchain authentication pilot

  15-Jun-23 - EBSI-ELSA tech is the outcome of a project to find an open-source blockchain architecture for anti-counterfeit.

• EU poised for deal on proceeds of crime info sharing

  11-Jun-23 - National authorities dealing with crime will be able to access centralised bank account registers under the proposal.

• Analytical technique detects reused spirit bottle caps

  08-Jun-23 - Plastic caps are generally heated so they can be removed and reused by counterfeiters, but the process leaves traces.

• Aldi links with Polytag for packaging traceability

  01-Jun-23 - Data capture will help the retailer gauge how much of its packaging is recycled, and how it performs against sustainability targets.

• Lithuanian food fraud ring taken down

  31-May-23 - Relabelled, expired products were purchased in France and Germany and then supplied into the Lithuanian market.

• USPTO seeks feedback on counterfeits and piracy

  25-May-23 - The agency wants to hear from consumers, IP holders, online and physical markets, and others to guide its strategy.

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