How serialisation and cloud-enabled technologies can help brands fight counterfeits and protect trust this Black Friday.
The food products – including canned goods and condensed milk – were being made in unsanitary conditions.
Machines used to manufacture counterfeit Smirnoff 1818 bottles worth "millions of rands" were seized, say police.
The move follows an increase in cases of illness and death caused by alcohol tainted with methanol in travel destinations.
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The duo are accused of infringing trademarks held by coffee brand Jacobs Douwe Egberts and confectionery firm Ferrero.
The Dark Side of Imitation – Counterfeit Alcohol and the Fight for Safety
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has published a white paper on the scourge of counterfeit alcohol in response to a string of high-profile incidents that have claimed hundreds of lives.
The document details some of the most notorious incidents in recent years and explains how a brand protection standard (BPS) developed by TAPA Asia Pacific (TAPA APAC) can strengthen the supply chain against counterfeit goods by encouraging logistics companies to "design out" vulnerabilities. Read more