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Filtered by Authentication — 132 articles

Chander S Jeena

20 May 2024

4 min read

News in Brief

A new labelling technology that prints a QR code directly onto food such as fruit has been developed by a team of researchers in South Korea, according to an announcement by the country’s Ministry of Science and ICT.

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Chander S Jeena

20 May 2024

2 min read

Novel Approach to Detect Counterfeit Coins

Researchers at the Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence (CENPARMI), at Concordia University, Canada, have developed a novel framework that uses image-mining techniques and machine learning algorithms to identify flaws in counterfeit coins.

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Nicola Sudan

7 May 2024

3 min read

StockX Values Human Verifiers and RFID Tags to Tackle Counterfeiting

In April, StockX, the online reseller (primarily of sneakers), released its first ‘Brand Protection & Customer Trust Report’, offering a view into its anticounterfeiting and fraud prevention activities in 2023.

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Chander S Jeena

25 April 2024

5 min read

News in Brief

Recent developments in the authentication industry, including: a new authentication contract for De La Rue, Royal Canadian Mint tracks the integrity of gold, and Certified Collectibles Group acquires a leading autograph authentication company.

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Chander S Jeena

17 April 2024

4 min read

The Ongoing Problem of Counterfeit Postage Stamps

The UK’s Royal Mail is investigating a recent case of mass counterfeiting of its new barcoded stamps.

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Chander S Jeena

21 March 2024

3 min read

Fake Degrees and Authentication in Africa

According to estimates, 30 to 40% of all African qualifications are falsified and/or fake. The article explores recent regional developments, combating fraudulent degrees and certificates.

Authentication

Chander S Jeena

8 March 2024

2 min read

UK IPO Targets Social Media to Fight Fakes

The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has unveiled its latest targeted awareness campaign, designed to help tackle consumer demand for counterfeit goods.

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Chander S Jeena

23 Feb. 2024

5 min read

News in Brief

Traceability solution provider Aware claimed to have achieved the ‘world’s first’ fully infield-traceable recycled polyester.

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Chander S Jeena

22 Feb. 2024

3 min read

Beckham, Sports, Brand Counterfeiting and Authentication

While counterfeiting is not a new problem, many sports Brands are switching to innovations such as DNA taggants, NFC, blockchain and NFT applications.

Authentication

Chander S Jeena

15 Feb. 2024

3 min read

Africa’s Ongoing Battle Against Fake Medicines

African governments are fighting the fake medicine scourge using technological advancements, track and trace systems, joint investigations, and strategic collaborations.

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Chander S Jeena

7 Feb. 2024

2 min read

Pallets Are Counterfeited Too

The European Pallet Association (EPAL) UK & Ireland, the umbrella association of licensed producers and repairers of EPAL load carriers, has launched Euro QR code pallets to boost supply chain visibility, improve efficiency, and optimise stock management.

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Mohamad Ali Ahmad

1 Feb. 2024

7 min read

Protection from the Storm – Implementing Lebanon’s Authentication and Traceability Solution

Lebanon is one of the few nations where the tobacco sector, including tobacco leaf farming and manufacturing, falls under state control.

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Chander S Jeena

29 Jan. 2024

3 min read

Report Confirms Falsification of Medical Devices in EU

A new report based on survey findings among Council of Europe member states has confirmed the existence of falsified medical devices in the EU.

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Chander S Jeena

24 Jan. 2024

2 min read

Fighting Falsified Medicines – The Novartis Way

Continuing our series of articles on the strategic perspectives of leading brands in their fight against fakes, this month we turn our attention to Novartis, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, and the fourth largest in terms of revenue in 2022.

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Chander S Jeena

4 Jan. 2024

4 min read

All That Glitters Is Not Shrimp

Bangladesh is known for having one of the fastest growing populations, but probably not so well-known is the fact that it is also one of the largest exporters of prawns (shrimp) in the world.

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Nicola Sudan

13 Dec. 2023

4 min read

News In Brief

The Pharmacy Service Program of the Ministry of Health of Malaysia is extending its contract with Techno Secure Print for the supply of holographic safety labels on all of the country’s registered pharmaceutical products.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

24 Nov. 2023

5 min read

News In Brief

De La Rue has announced a partnership with C3i Europe Ltd, the intelligence-driven company engaged in combating global grey market activities.

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Nicola Sudan

24 Nov. 2023

2 min read

‘Local Footprint’ is Key to Tackling Counterfeits in Africa, Says Risk Management Specialist

At the recent Anti-Counterfeiting World Law Summit, in London, Vincent Helluy, Head of Illicit Trade Risk Management – Content & Brand Protection at Forward Global spoke about brand protection field operations in Africa.

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Nicola Sudan

24 Nov. 2023

3 min read

People in the News

Manoj Kochar, Director of Holoflex, has been elected as the new president of the India-based Authentication Solution Providers’ Association (ASPA).

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Nicola Sudan

24 Nov. 2023

2 min read

The Billion Dollar Counterfeit Seizure – Bangladesh to Blame?

In one of the largest seizures of counterfeit goods in US history, Homeland Security and New York City police recently took possession of fake bags, clothes, shoes, and other luxury products, worth $1.03 billion.

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Latest News

News in Brief

Novel Approach to Detect Counterfeit Coins

StockX Values Human Verifiers and RFID Tags to Tackle Counterfeiting

News in Brief

The Ongoing Problem of Counterfeit Postage Stamps

Fake Degrees and Authentication in Africa

UK IPO Targets Social Media to Fight Fakes

News in Brief

Beckham, Sports, Brand Counterfeiting and Authentication

Africa’s Ongoing Battle Against Fake Medicines

Pallets Are Counterfeited Too

Protection from the Storm – Implementing Lebanon’s Authentication and Traceability Solution

Report Confirms Falsification of Medical Devices in EU

Fighting Falsified Medicines – The Novartis Way

All That Glitters Is Not Shrimp

News In Brief

News In Brief

‘Local Footprint’ is Key to Tackling Counterfeits in Africa, Says Risk Management Specialist

People in the News

The Billion Dollar Counterfeit Seizure – Bangladesh to Blame?

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