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23 July 2024

4 min read

Traceability Solutions: A Journey Through Time and Technology

Traceability is far from a new concept. In the 1930s, it certified the origin of premium goods like French champagne. Today, it is more relevant than ever.

Track and Trace

Chander S Jeena

23 July 2024

2 min read

Crane Announces Secure and Sustainable Solutions for Authentication

Over the last few years, the corporate agenda has increased demand for secure and sustainable brand protection solutions. Authentication & Brand News™ reported a few such developments in the March 2024 issue and, moving forward, is sharing Crane Authentication’s latest announcement.

Companies

Chander S Jeena

23 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 certain assets such as cash and real estate.

Companies

Chander S Jeena

10 July 2024

2 min read

Hitachi’s Holography Electron Microscope Attains Record Resolution

In collaboration with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and the National Institute for Materials Science, a research team, including Hitachi scientists, has developed image acquisition and defocusing correction techniques to observe atomic-scale magnetic fields using a Hitachi holographic electron microscope at a resolution of 0.47nm.

Technology & Systems

Chander S Jeena

10 July 2024

1 min read

Researchers Develop New Type of Persistent Luminescence Nanomaterial

A team of researchers from Western University, Canada, has developed a new type of persistent luminescence nanomaterial using the Canadian Light Source synchrotron (a type of circular particle accelerator).

Technology & Systems

Francisco Mandiola

9 July 2024

5 min read

The Fishing Was Good – It Was the Catching That Was Bad

Francisco Mandiola looks at some interesting developments in seafood traceability, including a new certification system in Chile that captures images of fish on a conveyer line and then uses specific algorithms to identify each species.

Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

9 July 2024

11 min read

15 Years and Counting

Take a look at TSTN’s main news items between 2009-2011, including problems faced with finalising the FCTC Protocol, efforts in the US to introduce federal tax stamps on cigarettes, and the industry’s growing acceptance of digital/physical solutions, unique identifying codes and smartphone authentication.

Events

Chander S Jeena

4 July 2024

3 min read

New Bills And Regulations

Differentiating between AI and ‘real’ content in California, the EU adopts a new product sustainability rule, and the US Federal Communications Commission votes to create a cybersecurity labelling programme for IoT devices.

Brand Protection

Francisco Mandiola

4 July 2024

6 min read

The Fishing Was Good – It Was the Catching That Was Bad

Famous writer and fisherman A K Best said it best – pardon the pun – with his quote: ‘the fishing was good, it was the catching that was bad’. Although he was not referring to traceability systems, the quote sums up one of the main reasons for implementing traceability on seafood: to prevent non-compliant fishing practices.

Consumer & Industrial Products

Raeburn Ward

30 June 2024

4 min read

Fortified Defences: The Power of Combining Physical and Digital Elements in Tax Stamps

In a rapidly evolving excise landscape in which counterfeit goods and tax evasion pose major challenges, the incorporation of both physical and digital elements on tax stamps has emerged as a critical strategy for governments and businesses alike.

Free Free

Nicola Sudan

30 June 2024

1 min read

Identifying Counterfeit Cigarettes by Their Isotope Fingerprints

Researchers in China have developed a method for identifying counterfeit cigarettes, based on the stable isotope profiles of the tobacco contained within them.

Excise Products

Nicola Sudan

30 June 2024

2 min read

Ethiopia Moves Forward with Tax Stamp Plans

Following a tender process launched in 2022, the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance has recently introduced a new excise stamp management directive.

Countries

Nicola Sudan

30 June 2024

2 min read

Smurfit Invests for Brand Protection and Tax Stamps

Smurfit Kappa Security Concepts (SKSC) has invested over €3 million in a brand new custom press (Perfect NT security printing press) from Rotatek.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

30 June 2024

2 min read

Increased Controls Shrink Illicit Tobacco in Bosnia and Herzegovina

According to the Sarajevo Times, the implementation of increased controls by Bosnia and Herzegovina’s tax authority and law enforcement agencies have drastically reduced the tobacco black market in the country, to the point where tobacco excise revenues are expected to exceed BAM 1 billion ($548 million) for the first time in history.

Excise Products

Nicola Sudan

30 June 2024

1 min read

Reconnaissance Reference Glossary

Reconnaissance International has unveiled a new industry reference glossary, containing over 700 sector-specific terms and definitions.

Reports & Studies

Nicola Sudan

30 June 2024

1 min read

Metrc Wins First Cannabis Track and Trace Contract with a Tribal Government

Metrc, the leading provider of cannabis regulatory technology systems to US state governments, has announced a new contract with the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians, a federally recognised Native American tribe located in Southern California. This represents the first ever track and trace contract with a tribal government.

Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

30 June 2024

1 min read

WTO Releases New Report on Food Fraud

Food fraud has become quite the trend globally and, in May 2024, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) published a report on illicit trade in food and food fraud.

Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

30 June 2024

5 min read

EU Tobacco Traceability – An Industry-Managed System?

In the May 2024 issue of Tax Stamp & Traceability News™, we described how a white paper published by an informal EU parliamentary working group on tobacco products had highlighted the permeability of some European Commission departments to tobacco industry lobbying. The paper raised concerns that such permeability was causing delays in the revision of two important tobacco regulations: one on taxation and one on traceability.

Excise Products

Chander S Jeena

14 June 2024

1 min read

Reconnaissance Launches Reference Glossary for Authentication Industry

Reconnaissance International – the leading global source of business intelligence on currency, identity, authentication and traceability – has unveiled a new industry reference glossary.

Companies

Chander S Jeena

13 June 2024

2 min read

RTPs Join the Dots for Enhanced Authentication

A research team at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, China has devised an innovative method to prepare carbonised polymer nanodots capable of emitting multicolour ultralong room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) ranging from blue to green. These materials demonstrate significant potential applications in anticounterfeiting and information encryption.

Technology & Systems

Latest News

Traceability Solutions: A Journey Through Time and Technology

Crane Announces Secure and Sustainable Solutions for Authentication

Meta Materials Sells Authentication Business to Authentix

Hitachi’s Holography Electron Microscope Attains Record Resolution

Researchers Develop New Type of Persistent Luminescence Nanomaterial

The Fishing Was Good – It Was the Catching That Was Bad

15 Years and Counting

New Bills And Regulations

The Fishing Was Good – It Was the Catching That Was Bad

Fortified Defences: The Power of Combining Physical and Digital Elements in Tax Stamps

Identifying Counterfeit Cigarettes by Their Isotope Fingerprints

Ethiopia Moves Forward with Tax Stamp Plans

Smurfit Invests for Brand Protection and Tax Stamps

Increased Controls Shrink Illicit Tobacco in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Reconnaissance Reference Glossary

Metrc Wins First Cannabis Track and Trace Contract with a Tribal Government

WTO Releases New Report on Food Fraud

EU Tobacco Traceability – An Industry-Managed System?

Reconnaissance Launches Reference Glossary for Authentication Industry

RTPs Join the Dots for Enhanced Authentication

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