Counterfeit Ksalol tablets linked to deaths in Ireland
Jul 22, 2020 · Falsified versions of benzodiazepine Ksalol – a brand of alprazolam sold by generic drugmaker Galenika – have led to several deaths and admissions to hospital in Ireland, according to local media reports. Use of the pills, which are sold for as little as €2 apiece on the street and are known as ‘castles’, accelerated during the ...
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Fake batteries pose serious health and safety risks, damage the environment, and cost industry billions of dollars a year. Low-cost mills and 3D printing systems could help criminals bypass restrictions on the sale of pill presses, say researchers. The firm's first target is the apparel industry, which has come under pressure to take control of ...
India mandates QR codes on medicine APIs from next year
Jan 26, 2022 · The government of India has ruled that all packages of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) will have to have a unique identity carried on QR codes from January 1, 2023. The new requirement is designed to make it easier to identify falsified batches of API, as well as to track substandard or tampered products back to the producer.
SecuringIndustry.com - OpSec to list on Nasdaq via SPAC merger
Apr 27, 2023 · OpSec to list on Nasdaq via SPAC merger. Brand protection specialist OpSec Security has said it will list on the Nasdaq by merging with a specialist purpose acquisition company (SPAC) – sometimes called a ‘blank cheque’ company. The deal with Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I – which is expected to close in the second half of this ...
Ralph Lauren launches QR-based digital IDs for Polo clothing
Nov 12, 2019 · Fashion brand Ralph Lauren has started adding QR codes onto the labels of its products to try to prevent counterfeiting and engage with customers. The roll-out of the labels (pictured) will start with its iconic Polo clothing range, and will eventually cover tens of millions of products across its catalogue, says the company. The labels will ...
Warning about "over-stickered" fake £20 notes in UK
Mar 21, 2022 · The Bank of England says that in 2021 around 103,000 counterfeit banknotes worth £2.7m ($3.6m) were taken out of circulation, with fewer than one in 40,000 banknotes estimated to be fake. At any one time, there is around 4.7 billion genuine banknotes in circulation, with a notional face value of £84bn. "Lower transactional usage of cash and ...
LVMH taps Security Matters for raw materials traceability
Nov 18, 2021 · A unit of fashion group LVMH has partnered with brand protection specialist Security Matters (SMX) on a series of pilot projects that aim to improve traceability of raw materials in the luxury goods supply chain. LVMH Métiers d'Art – the group's sourcing and sustainable development division – said that one R&D project has already been ...
US Postal Service patents anti-fake tech for stamps
Jan 23, 2020 · Counterfeiting of postage stamps remains a problem worldwide, and the US Postal Service has been working on ways to protect them with authentication technologies. It has just been awarded a US patent – No. 10,535,211 – that covers an approach based on the application of an adhesive incorporating taggants that can emit luminescence in ...
IBM says crypto-anchors will ‘revolutionise anti-counterfeit’
Mar 26, 2018 · An array of specially designed digital fingerprints called crypto-anchors could be the answer to the counterfeit conundrum within the next five years, according to tech giant IBM. In the firm’s annual “5 in 5” technology predictions, IBM says cryptographic anchors, such as tiny computers or ink dots, will be embedded in everyday objects ...
Hyundai will use blockchain to secure parts supply chain
Jan 11, 2021 · Hyundai MOBIS, the company’s parts subsidiary, has launched a new MAPS (Most Advanced Parts System) software platform that uses blockchain and artificial intelligence to distribute after sales parts for 300 of its Hyundai and Kia brand cars. Along with authentication, the system will support inventory and distribution planning of around three ...