Nicotine Products

• Illegal tobacco crop worth A$84m found in Australia

  09-Mar-21 - 97 acres turned over to the illicit crop was discovered in Victoria and New South Wales by the authorities.

• Covectra debuts new version of StellaGuard smart label

  24-Feb-21 - Updated version of the trace and trace and authentication label has improved its features, speed and efficiency, it says.

• How US lawmakers can keep supply chains secure from counterfeits

  19-Feb-21 - Legislation introduced in the US would help keep counterfeit merchandise off of third-party marketplaces, says BSAC.

• Bosnia and Herzegovina police nab 202kg of illicit tobacco

  26-Jan-21 - Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina have seized 202kg of cut tobacco, which they suspect was destined for illicit trade.

• Eyeing US relaunch, Puff Bar taps blockchain for its vapes

  25-Jan-21 - Puff Bar has said it will use blockchain developed by VeChain for its disposable vape products to thwart counterfeits.

• Singapore scientists develop AI-based anti-counterfeit tech

  19-Jan-21 - Durable tags resist damage by environmental conditions and sidestep bottlenecks seen with other approaches, they say.

• Gulf of Guinea a piracy hotspot, says IMB

  18-Jan-21 - The Gulf of Guinea saw a spike in piracy incidents in 2020, accounting for 95 per cent of crew kidnappings.

• Major bust in US nets thousands of unauthorised vapes

  14-Jan-21 - Agents from US customs and the FDA have seized almost 34,000 e-cigarettes mimicking the well-known Puff Bar brand.

• Vape firm wins block on DHGate sellers accused of counterfeiting

  07-Jan-21 - Injunction and asset freeze has been ordered against 24 defendants mainly based in China, says the company.

• Law to curb anonymous companies is enacted in US

  05-Jan-21 - The legislation is designed to end the incorporation of anonymous shell companies used to launder criminal profits.

• House overturns Trump’s veto on anonymous US firms bill

  29-Dec-20 - Corporate Transparency Act is part of annual defense spending bill, and is due for a Senate vote today.

• 17 arrests in illicit tobacco crackdown in Europe

  21-Dec-20 - 67m cigarettes were seized in the operation, worth nearly €36m and which avoided around €30m in duties.

• Truck drivers say new EU rules will raise cargo crime risk

  21-Dec-20 - The new measures will cause cargo crime to increase due to an increase in unattended vehicles, says survey.

• Top e-commerce sites escape inclusion on EC’s piracy watch list

  17-Dec-20 - Commission says Alibaba, Amazon and eBay seem to have a problem with fakes, but have tried to tackle the issue.

• Uzbekistan plans Russia-powered traceability drive

  14-Dec-20 - Uzbekistan will introduce digital labelling for food, pharmaceutical and other goods based on Russia’s Chestny ZNAK system.

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