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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

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

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

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

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

Chander S Jeena

30 April 2024

4 min read

India’s Pharma Traceability Hits Another Roadblock

In a blow to India's pharmaceutical export ambitions, implementation of the country’s planned track and trace (T&T) system has hit another roadblock, with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) announcing a one-year extension that pushes the deadline to February 2025. This delay follows a previous setback in August 2023.

Track and Trace

Chander S Jeena

22 Feb. 2024

5 min read

India’s Pharmaceutical Traceability Hit Another Roadblock

The system, proposed in 2011 and aimed at combating counterfeit drugs and improving transparency in drug exports and pharmaceutical supply chain, has been meeting repeated challenges stemming from difficulties within the industry and representation from the industry leaders. Technical obstacles and concerns regarding system readiness have contributed to this hurdle.

Track and Trace

Francisco Mandiola

1 Feb. 2024

5 min read

Authentication and Inspection Practices: What Really Happens in the Field?

During the 2023 Tax Stamp and Traceability Forum™, held in Tbilisi, Georgia, I chaired a panel discussion on a topic that remains of ongoing interest to tax authorities: how are tax stamps really being authenticated in the field, and how are inspectors ensuring taxpayer compliance?

Track and Trace

Mohamad Ali Ahmad

1 Feb. 2024

7 min read

Protection from the Storm – Implementing Lebanon’s Authentication and Traceability Solution

Lebanon is one of the few nations where the tobacco sector, including tobacco leaf farming and manufacturing, falls under state control.

Authentication Free Track and Trace Free

Nicola Sudan

13 Dec. 2023

2 min read

Merck Collaborates with p-Chip for Phygital Solution

Science and technology group Merck and micro-transponder producer p-Chip Corp have formed an alliance to use p-Chip’s technology as a crypto-anchor (unique identifier) for creating digital twins of physical products, allowing them to be tracked and authenticated through the supply chain.

Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

24 Nov. 2023

3 min read

Decathlon’s RFID Revolution

As the world’s largest sporting goods retailer – in addition to manufacturing its own sports products – Decathlon has revolutionised its operations over the past 10 years by implementing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology on every piece of merchandise in its vast inventory.

Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

11 Oct. 2023

2 min read

California to Abolish Single-Use Plastic Tags on Marijuana Plants

The governor of California, USA, has approved a law to eliminate single-use plastic RFID tags for tracking and tracing marijuana plants.

Excise Products Track and Trace

Chander S Jeena

28 Sept. 2023

2 min read

Aussies Invest in Agricultural Traceability System

The Australian government has announced another AUD 11 million ($7 million) in funding via grants to boost Australia's agricultural traceability systems.

Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

26 Sept. 2023

4 min read

Tax Stamps and Track and Trace – Making Everything More Visible

Whether you use tax stamps or you don’t use tax stamps, let’s face it, illicit trade still exists. The difference is, tax stamps and associated track and trace and production monitoring systems help make illicit trade stand out more (like a sore thumb), plus they make it easier to trace illicit trade back to its origin, and identify at what point in the supply chain legal trade may have become illegal trade.

Free Track and Trace Free

Sven Bergmann

26 Sept. 2023

2 min read

Uganda Sees Strong Rise in Manufacturers and Importers Embracing Digital Tax Stamps

Since the introduction of its digital tax stamp, tracing, and reporting programme, Uganda has experienced continuous and sustained acceptance, implementation of and compliance with the programme.

Countries Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

27 July 2023

6 min read

Track and Trace Working Group Lays Out Recommendations for FCTC Info Share Point

The third session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP3) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products will take place on 27-30 November in Panama, and the provisional agenda has now been released.

Free Illicit Trade Track and Trace Free

Nicola Sudan

4 July 2023

2 min read

G+D Strengthens Position in IoT – Acquires MECOMO and Launches Smart Label

International security technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has acquired MECOMO AG, a specialist in tracking and tracing solutions, with the contract signed in May.

Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

4 May 2023

4 min read

Disagreement Reigns Over Role of EU Track and Trace

Tobacco stakeholders and the European Commission disagree over the practical value of the EU track and trace system on tobacco products, implemented across all member states in May 2019 as part of the Tobacco Products Directive, reports EURACTIV.

Track and Trace

Telita Snyckers

7 March 2023

5 min read

Aligning Secure Marking and Traceability with Other Government Objectives: The WCO SAFE Framework

Secure marking and excise taxes operate hand in glove. But excise duties usually account for a small percentage of countries’ overall tax take.

Case Studies Government Standards

Latest News

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

Vape Brands and Their Authentication Measures

Traceability Solutions: A Journey Through Time and Technology

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

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

WTO Releases New Report on Food Fraud

India’s Pharma Traceability Hits Another Roadblock

India’s Pharmaceutical Traceability Hit Another Roadblock

Authentication and Inspection Practices: What Really Happens in the Field?

Protection from the Storm – Implementing Lebanon’s Authentication and Traceability Solution

Merck Collaborates with p-Chip for Phygital Solution

Decathlon’s RFID Revolution

California to Abolish Single-Use Plastic Tags on Marijuana Plants

Aussies Invest in Agricultural Traceability System

Tax Stamps and Track and Trace – Making Everything More Visible

Uganda Sees Strong Rise in Manufacturers and Importers Embracing Digital Tax Stamps

Track and Trace Working Group Lays Out Recommendations for FCTC Info Share Point

G+D Strengthens Position in IoT – Acquires MECOMO and Launches Smart Label

Disagreement Reigns Over Role of EU Track and Trace

Aligning Secure Marking and Traceability with Other Government Objectives: The WCO SAFE Framework

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