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Nicola Sudan

2 July 2023

3 min read

Canada’s Cannabis Industry Calls for Single Tax Stamp

As the first G20 nation to legalise recreational cannabis, Canada is well-placed to set the regulatory blueprint for the world. But there are still kinks to be ironed out, including a call by operators for a single national excise stamp to replace the current provincial stamps.

Excise Products

Gidi Amir

2 July 2023

4 min read

Raising the Counterfeiting Bar with Double-Exclusive LEP Secure Inks

High security printing is based on features made available exclusively for that market. In the case of special inks, for example, this includes pigments with several modes of fluorescence, rare earth pigments, or different types of color shifting.

Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

30 May 2023

6 min read

Pharma Traceability and Authentication in India

India’s pharmaceutical industry is vital to global healthcare as it is the largest supplier of low-cost generics, vaccines, and affordable HIV medicines, as well as the third largest supplier in terms of volume, and 14th in terms of value.

Consumer & Industrial Products

Nicola Sudan

30 May 2023

4 min read

MIT Fights Fake Seeds with Silk

In the mid-2010s, a series of large agriscience companies introduced a range of technologies to help tackle counterfeit agricultural products. Among them was Supply Chain Track and Trace (SCTT) and Innovative Product Label Technology, both from BASF, together with DuPont’s Izon® holographic label and Bayer CropScience’s mobile app.

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Nicola Sudan

30 May 2023

1 min read

Identifying Counterfeit Human Growth Hormones

Eluceda has developed a rapid and portable solution to identify counterfeit human growth hormones (hgH), also known as Somatropin.

Authentication

Astrid Mitchell

30 May 2023

4 min read

Latest News on Security Threads for Banknotes

A variety of new security features for banknotes have been launched this year, some of which may well find their way into or be adapted for use in other documents requiring protection against counterfeiting.

Document Protection

Nicola Sudan

30 May 2023

1 min read

Authentication & Brand News Welcomes New Co-Editor

Reconnaissance International, publisher of Authentication & Brand News™ (ABN), is delighted to announce that Chander S Jeena has recently joined the company as Regional Director and co-editor of ABN.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

30 May 2023

5 min read

Round-Up – Brands, Traceability and Sustainability

CSM Tech, an Indian IT consulting company, has signed a multi-million-dollar contract with the Ministry of Economy and Recovery in Gabon to implement a forest e-governance system, along with log timber traceability and an electronic timber trade platform.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

30 May 2023

2 min read

EU Launches Mineral Traceability Project – MaDiTraCe

With regulatory frameworks on critical raw materials (CRMs) high on the European economic and political agenda, the European Union has launched the project ‘MaDiTraCe’ (material and digital traceability for the certification of critical raw materials).

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

30 May 2023

3 min read

Twisted Light Shows Potential for Optical Anti-Counterfeiting

A collaborative research team from three universities has fabricated a 3D printed nano optical security label that provides 33 to the power of 100 possible combinations for security in optical anti-counterfeiting. (Author’s note: this figure, though unconfirmed, is significantly higher than the number of combinations in the MIT article.)

Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

30 May 2023

2 min read

IN Groupe Acquires Secure Components Business

IN Groupe, global specialist in identities and digital services, has signed an agreement with UK-based Portals, supplier of security features and paper, for the sale of Portals’ security components business in Bollate, Italy.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

24 May 2023

8 min read

One Barcode for Everyone and Everything… Including Authentication?

As the traditional linear 1D barcode celebrates its 50th birthday, its days could be numbered now that GS1 – the global body responsible for barcode standards – prepares for the worldwide acceptance of younger, 2D codes in retail outlets by the end of 2027.

Authentication Free Technology & Systems Free

Nicola Sudan

24 May 2023

4 min read

New Tax Stamps Part of Ukraine’s Plan to Eliminate Shadow Economy

Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation has announced that new excise stamps for tobacco and alcohol will be introduced in the country from 1 March 2025, and that they will be linked to the country’s extensive e-governance platform.

Illicit Trade

Nicola Sudan

24 May 2023

5 min read

Interview with an ITSA Member – ANY Security Printing

We continue our series of interviews with members of the International Tax Stamp Association (ITSA), by talking with Gábor Zsámboki from ANY Security Printing in Hungary.

Interviews

Nicola Sudan

24 May 2023

3 min read

EU MEPs Raise Tobacco Lobbying Concerns… but are Their Voices Going Unheard?

In April, the Informal European Parliamentary Working Group for preparing the revision of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (IPWG TPD) held a workshop with civil society organisations, to address the lobbying efforts and ‘soft power’ of the tobacco industry to influence EU policies.

Excise Products Regulations

Nicola Sudan

24 May 2023

3 min read

News in Brief

The Ethiopian Ministry of Finance plans to increase excise tax revenue by three to four times through the implementation of excise stamps, traceability, and an advanced excise management system.

Nicola Sudan

24 May 2023

5 min read

20 Years of WHO FCTC – Achievements and Challenges

One of the most rapidly and widely embraced treaties in United Nations history, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) celebrates its 20th anniversary in May 2023.

Government Regulations

Nicola Sudan

24 May 2023

2 min read

How’s the Tax Stamp Forum Shaping Up?

The programme for the Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum™ (TSTF) is busy taking shape, with the call for papers deadline coming up at the end of May.

Events

Sergej Toedtli

4 May 2023

6 min read

Encounters with Counterfeits of Digital Security Features

The Switzerland-based Thymaris group is a second-generation family business that has been operating since 2000. The business provides integrated authentication technologies (software and machines) on a global scale. Its mission is to close the security gap in existing barcode serialisation infrastructures.

Technology & Systems

Michael Eads

4 May 2023

7 min read

A Conversation with Artificial Intelligence (AI) about Tax Stamps

This article explores the concepts and current thinking related to AI and the author has a chat with AI to find out what AI ‘thinks’ about tax stamps.

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Latest News

Canada’s Cannabis Industry Calls for Single Tax Stamp

Raising the Counterfeiting Bar with Double-Exclusive LEP Secure Inks

Pharma Traceability and Authentication in India

MIT Fights Fake Seeds with Silk

Identifying Counterfeit Human Growth Hormones

Latest News on Security Threads for Banknotes

Authentication & Brand News Welcomes New Co-Editor

Round-Up – Brands, Traceability and Sustainability

EU Launches Mineral Traceability Project – MaDiTraCe

Twisted Light Shows Potential for Optical Anti-Counterfeiting

IN Groupe Acquires Secure Components Business

One Barcode for Everyone and Everything… Including Authentication?

New Tax Stamps Part of Ukraine’s Plan to Eliminate Shadow Economy

Interview with an ITSA Member – ANY Security Printing

EU MEPs Raise Tobacco Lobbying Concerns… but are Their Voices Going Unheard?

News in Brief

20 Years of WHO FCTC – Achievements and Challenges

How’s the Tax Stamp Forum Shaping Up?

Encounters with Counterfeits of Digital Security Features

A Conversation with Artificial Intelligence (AI) about Tax Stamps

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