Nicotine Products

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  Cigar brand Habanos fights fakes with digital tech

  Some of the Cuban company's premium cigars will now use NFC technology to allow smartphone verification.

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  CBP plans rules on low-value shipments to curb fakes

  The measures would strengthen oversight of 'de minimis' shipments, known to be a route for fake goods entering the US.

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  USTR highlights fake pharma in Notorious Markets report

  2024 report lists 38 online and 33 physical markets accused of involvement in "substantial" counterfeiting and piracy.

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  Merck's 'digital twin' traceability platform comes to fruition

  M-Trust – which is now in beta test release mode – is described by the company as a "cyber-physical trust platform."

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  Case reveals financial rewards of fake tobacco

  A corner shop in Wales is thought to have made £1m in revenue from fake cigarettes and tobacco in less than three years.

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  Latvian authorities dismantle massive illegal cigarette factory

  The cigarettes would have led to a financial loss to the Latvian state of €75m if they had entered the market.

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