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June 2026
Latest Issue Vol. 18, No. 6

June 2026

In this issue

  • Mongolia Launches Tender for Next-Generation Excise Tax Stamps
  • ‘Don’t Worry,’ Said the Hologram, ‘This Product is 100% Original’
  • Tax Stamps Crucial for Legal Cigarette Sales
  • Securikett Debuts Durable DPP Label Solution
  • Guala Closures Unveils MAGNEX Cap for Spirits Security
  • SDS 2026 Highlights Growing Convergence
  • What Did World Anti-Counterfeiting Day Actually Deliver?
  • Illicit Trade Continues Growing as EU Reviews Tobacco Traceability System
  • Malaysia Shows Why Authentication Still Needs Physical Security
  • Updated Tax Stamp Standard Accepted for Publication
  • Alitheon Accelerates ‘Biometrics of Things’ Rollout
  • New Partnership and Fuel Marking Win for Authentix
  • Portuguese Handkerchief Secures EU GI Protection
  • Security Begins Below the Surface – and Extends Far Beyond
  • LIQUI MOLY Deploys Non-Copyable Codes
  • If There is Already a Tax Stamp, Why Add Another Mark?
  • Study Finds Enforcement Gaps Drive Philippine Illicit Trade
  • Pakistan Authorises Three Vendors for Beverage Production Monitoring
  • Indian Researchers Develop ‘4D’ Anticounterfeiting Tech
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