Food & Beverage

Fake vodka bottles, equipment seized in South Africa

Machines used to manufacture counterfeit Smirnoff 1818 bottles worth "millions of rands" were seized, say police.

Eight countries added to UK's fake alcohol warning list

The move follows an increase in cases of illness and death caused by alcohol tainted with methanol in travel destinations.
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Two arrests in Georgia over fake coffee, chocolates

The duo are accused of infringing trademarks held by coffee brand Jacobs Douwe Egberts and confectionery firm Ferrero.
'Self-healing' anticounterfeit inks solve durability issues

Researchers have developed a new type of self-healing thermochromic ink with improved resistance properties.
FDA warns of lead-leaching imported cookware

The alert concerns some types of imported cookware products made from aluminium, brass, and low-cost, cast aluminium alloys.
Study plugs knowledge gap in seafood traceability

A study has thrown a spotlight on the global network of fish taxis or 'reefers,' considered a weak link in seafood traceability.