JEDEC tackles counterfeiters with new standard
International standards body JEDEC has published JESD243, which addresses manufacturers’ responsibilities in the fight against...
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Doncaster trading standards officers seize 85,000 counterfeit cigarettes in black market clamp down
More than 85,000 fake cigarettes – plus 40kg of illicit rolling tobacco – have been seized in Doncaster in less than a...
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Rimutaka prison guard jailed for corruptly smuggling in phones, tobacco, food
He used to be on the right side of the bars. Now a prison guard will experience life on the other side of lock and...
Learn MoreFG Empowers SON To Jail Substandard Product Dealers For 10yrs
Federal Government has empowered Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to jail dealers in substandard products for ten years....
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Fake Bake refreshes brand identity
Popular self-tan Fake Bake has refreshed their brand identity to celebrate their 15th anniversary in the UK. The new packaging...
Learn MoreBe Wary of Fake Food Online
The online grocery channel is expected to grow 15 to 18 percent over the next decade, according to a study from consultancy...
Learn MoreGovt to increase scrutiny of online retail: report
The government will intensify its efforts to monitor goods sold via online retail, as the sector has drawn the most complaints...
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Gold smuggling thrives across Myanmar’s borders
The thriving illegal business in gold across Myanmar’s porous borders is likely to continue unchecked until the government...
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Risks of buying fake cameras exposed by AP/BBC poll
An AP reader has warned of the dangers of buying cheap grey-market camera gear after he was told his £1,500 Canon EOS 7D was a...
Learn MoreFake Apple items smuggled into NYC from China, officials say
A special NYPD investigative unit working with federal agents arrested four men suspected of running a lucrative smuggling ring...
Learn MoreProduct and brand protection technology: news in brief
GuardLab has contracted VerifyMe to provide anti-counterfeit features for its mouthguard products – a premium 3D-printed...
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9 charged in counterfeit cancer drug smuggling case
The country’s highest prosecutor’s office has ratified charges against nine people, most of them executives in a private...
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