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Nicola Sudan

1 Sept. 2024

12 min read

15 Years and Counting – Part 2

It was 15 years ago, in July 2009, that the very first Tax Stamp News™ (now called Tax Stamp & Traceability News™) was published. To mark the occasion, we thought it would be interesting to go back in time, to the main news items covered by the newsletter between 2009 and today, and how they have developed over this period.

Editorials

Nicola Sudan

1 Sept. 2024

1 min read

Metrc Announces New Cannabis Track and Trace Contract with California

Metrc has announced a new contract with the State of California, retaining its role as the state’s cannabis track and trace software provider.

Excise Products

Nicola Sudan

1 Sept. 2024

2 min read

GCMD Partners with Authentix for Biofuel Supply Chain Trial

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has completed a two-year pilot study aimed at ensuring supply chain integrity and fuel authenticity for drop-in green fuels (ie. renewable fuels made from biomass sources that can be blended with petroleum products).

Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

1 Sept. 2024

2 min read

Royal Mail Launches App to Detect Counterfeit Stamps

Following complaints over £5 fines being dished out to the recipients of letters and parcels suspected of carrying counterfeit postage stamps, the UK postal service, Royal Mail, has launched a scanner tool in its app that lets customers check if a stamp is counterfeit.

Technology & Systems

Chander S Jeena

31 Aug. 2024

5 min read

Global Sustainability News

Marks & Spencer, a leading UK retailer, has teamed up with Polytag, a recycling technology company, to track the journey of its drinks bottles, cartons, and other plastic packaging. Meanwhile, India is grappling with the widespread counterfeiting of extended producer responsibility certificates by plastic waste recyclers.

Free Free

Chander S Jeena

26 Aug. 2024

2 min read

Mechanical and Plant Engineering Study Reveals Lower Piracy but Higher Cybersecurity Challenges

VDMA, the largest network organisation for mechanical engineering in Germany and Europe, has published its new study ‘Industrial Security and Product Piracy 2024’. The study reveals a significant decrease in the number of companies affected by product and brand piracy, but highlights the increasing need for measures against digital threats.

Reports & Studies

Chander S Jeena

26 Aug. 2024

4 min read

How Fake Medicines Enter the Hospital Supply Chain

Recent investigations have revealed a concerning trend of counterfeit medicines infiltrating India’s pharmaceutical supply chain and hospitals. Incidents across various regions have highlighted the pervasive issue of spurious drugs circulating widely, from the national capital, New Delhi, to major cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad, and rural areas.

Consumer & Industrial Products

Chander S Jeena

26 Aug. 2024

4 min read

News in Brief

A small label maker in Japan, Nakagawa Industry, has developed an anticounterfeting thread called Shirushi (meaning ‘mark’ or ‘sign’), which is printed with a brand’s name and woven into labels.

Authentication

Chander S Jeena

26 Aug. 2024

1 min read

ASPA Webinar Addresses Counterfeit Crisis in India

The Authentication Solution Providers’ Association (ASPA) recently organised a webinar titled ‘Authenticity Matters: Protecting FMCG & Nutraceuticals from Counterfeits’, as part of its ongoing efforts to combat counterfeiting in India.

Events

Chander S Jeena

26 Aug. 2024

1 min read

Authentix and ARMOR-IIMAK Launch Security Ink in Form of Thermal Transfer Ribbon

Authentix has announced an exclusive partnership with ARMOR- IIMAK, a global player in the thermal transfer ribbon printing industry, to provide brand owners and their authorised contract manufacturers with a new covert security ink available in thermal transfer ribbon format.

Technology & Systems

Zbigniew Sagan and Vincent Leyris

26 Aug. 2024

6 min read

How to Protect Citizens Against Fraudulent QR Codes

By 2025, more than 100 million smartphone users in the US will use a QR code scanner on their mobile devices, compared to 70.6 million in 2020. But how can citizens be sure that what they are scanning is legitimate?

Free Free

Chander S Jeena

20 Aug. 2024

2 min read

De La Rue Authentication Achieves Record Sales, Amid Concerns

De La Rue has announced its full year results for the period ending 30 March 2024, with its Authentication division (which mainly comprises brand protection and tax stamp programmes) achieving record sales of £103.2 million.

Companies

Astrid Mitchell

1 Aug. 2024

1 min read

New Industry Glossary Covers Physical and Digital Currency

Reconnaissance International – co-publishers of Currency News™ (and a leading global source of business intelligence on currency, identity, authentication, tax stamps, and traceability) – have unveiled a new industry reference glossary.

Francisco Mandiola

28 July 2024

7 min read

ITSA Seminar for Latin American Tax Authorities – A Review

As has thankfully become a bit of a tradition again, post-COVID, ITSA (International Tax Stamp Association) recently held a pre-conference seminar on the occasion of the High Security Printing™ Latin America conference, which this year took place in Santiago, Chile.

Free Track and Trace Free

Nicola Sudan

28 July 2024

2 min read

Meta Materials Sells Authentication Business to Authentix

Texas-based security solutions provider Authentix has acquired the authentication business assets of Meta Materials – namely, Nanotech Security Corporation (NSC) – for $10 million, excluding assets such as cash and real estate.

Companies

Stefaan D’Hoore

28 July 2024

2 min read

Deposit Return Schemes: An Efficient Way to Combine a Tax Excise System with the Circular Economy

This article presents an integrated approach for ensuring producers of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) correctly report the volumes they put on the market (POM) and pay the appropriate SSB taxes and recycling fees.

Sustainability Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

28 July 2024

3 min read

De La Rue Authentication Achieves Record Sales, Amid Concerns

De La Rue has announced its full year results for the period ending 30 March 2024, with its Authentication division (including tax stamp programmes) achieving record sales of £103.2 million. This figure surpasses the division’s £100 million target, and represents a 12.5% increase over 2023. The results are, however, overshadowed by a £235 million loan that becomes payable next July.

Companies

Zbigniew Sagan and Vincent Leyris

24 July 2024

6 min read

How to Protect Citizens Against Fraudulent QR Codes

By 2025, more than 100 million smartphone users in the US will use a QR code scanner on their mobile devices, compared to 70.6 million in 2020. But how can citizens be sure that what they are scanning is legitimate?

Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

24 July 2024

4 min read

Vape Brands and Their Authentication Measures

According to Statista, the e-cigarette market is projected to generate revenue of $26 billion in 2024, with a 3.93% global compound annual growth rate between 2024-2029. While the legitimate market is growing, the vape industry, like other sectors, is plagued by counterfeit and other illicit products.

Track and Trace

Chander S Jeena

23 July 2024

4 min read

News in Brief

Addressing the increasing demand for a simple user experience for configuring and pairing IoT devices, Infineon Technologies has launched the OPTIGA™ Authenticate NBT, an NFC I2C bridge tag for contactless authentication and secured configuration.

Authentication

Latest News

15 Years and Counting – Part 2

Metrc Announces New Cannabis Track and Trace Contract with California

GCMD Partners with Authentix for Biofuel Supply Chain Trial

Royal Mail Launches App to Detect Counterfeit Stamps

Global Sustainability News

Mechanical and Plant Engineering Study Reveals Lower Piracy but Higher Cybersecurity Challenges

How Fake Medicines Enter the Hospital Supply Chain

News in Brief

ASPA Webinar Addresses Counterfeit Crisis in India

Authentix and ARMOR-IIMAK Launch Security Ink in Form of Thermal Transfer Ribbon

How to Protect Citizens Against Fraudulent QR Codes

De La Rue Authentication Achieves Record Sales, Amid Concerns

New Industry Glossary Covers Physical and Digital Currency

ITSA Seminar for Latin American Tax Authorities – A Review

Meta Materials Sells Authentication Business to Authentix

Deposit Return Schemes: An Efficient Way to Combine a Tax Excise System with the Circular Economy

De La Rue Authentication Achieves Record Sales, Amid Concerns

How to Protect Citizens Against Fraudulent QR Codes

Vape Brands and Their Authentication Measures

News in Brief

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