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Nicola Sudan

23 Dec. 2022

1 min read

VerifyMe Extends Taggant Partnership with HP Indigo

Brand protection and supply chain security specialist VerifyMe has announced the renewal of its exclusive ink taggant partnership with HP Indigo for a further five years.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

9 Dec. 2022

2 min read

Securikett’s It’s PAPER Wins FINAT Sustainability Award

The FINAT Sustainability Award has been held annually since 2014 to honour member initiatives that address environmental and social aspects of sustainability.

Document Protection

Francis Tuffy

9 Dec. 2022

5 min read

StockX Removes Authenticity Guarantee on Resale Items

Twitter users have been asking why online marketplace reseller StockX has removed the words ‘verified authentic’ from the green, coin-shaped tag it attaches to items sold on its platform.

Consumer & Industrial Products

Francis Tuffy

9 Dec. 2022

2 min read

Microchipping Cheese

A partnership between p-Chip Corp, Kaasmerk Matec and the Consorzio del Parmigiano Reggiano has led to the creation of a new digital traceability tag for parmesan cheese.

Track and Trace

Francis Tuffy

9 Dec. 2022

2 min read

Getting Real with Product Authentication

Most brand protection strategies, for obvious reasons, focus on preventing fakes and knockoffs ever reaching the hands of consumers. But what if, despite best efforts on the part of brand owners, a customer still has doubts about the authenticity of the handbag, watch or jewellery they have purchased?

Consumer & Industrial Products

Francis Tuffy

9 Dec. 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

Polyart Group, a supplier of film and paper substrates for the specialty label market, and EDGYN, a security solutions specialist, have announced a partnership for the Asia Pacific region.

Authentication

Francis Tuffy

9 Dec. 2022

2 min read

Twitter to Launch Blue, Gold, Grey Authenticity Ticks

Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, has announced that the social platform will launch a revamped account verification service at the beginning of December, including the allocation of different colour-coded ticks to verified individuals, government entities, and companies.

Free Free

Francis Tuffy

9 Dec. 2022

2 min read

Vietnam’s QRCode Authentication System

The Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency has put into operation a system of authenticating genuine goods via QRCode to encourage people and businesses to use solutions to develop products in eCommerce transactions.

Technology & Systems

Francis Tuffy

9 Dec. 2022

3 min read

Meta Gets Serious on Product Authentication

Reconnaissance has previously reported on the role of brand protection in building and policing the metaverse. Now Meta, the company that is literally betting its future on the success of the metaverse as a virtual retail store, is taking steps to protect brands’ metaverse presence.

Brand Protection

Francis Tuffy

9 Dec. 2022

4 min read

Traceability in the Era of Smarter Food Safety

As a first step towards its goal of enhancing traceability systems in the food sector, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a final rule on ‘Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods’.

Consumer & Industrial Products

Francis Tuffy

9 Dec. 2022

2 min read

Traceability App Protects Coffee in India

Acviss Technologies has developed a blockchain-based traceability application for the Coffee Board of India that gets around the issue of operating when there is no internet connection.

Consumer & Industrial Products

Francis Tuffy

9 Dec. 2022

3 min read

Turns Out That 3 Into 1 Will Go

For many companies involved in authentication, the technologies they deploy are aimed at preventing cyber and online attacks. But, as this report demonstrates, research into authenticating physical goods still continues apace.

Advanced Materials

Nicola Sudan

1 Dec. 2022

1 min read

Ethiopia Launches Tax Stamp Expression of Interest

Ethiopia is looking to introduce tax stamps and track and trace for the first time, with the Ministry of Finance issuing a request for expression of interest to provide a technology solution for an excise stamp and track and trace system.

Tax Stamps Tenders

Telita Snyckers

1 Dec. 2022

7 min read

SARS: Doing a Lot, Just Not Quite Enough

The South African case study on dealing with illicit tobacco continues to be an interesting one to follow.

Countries Excise Products Illicit Trade

Chander S Jeena

1 Dec. 2022

4 min read

Cannabis in India – An Overview

Globally, revenue authorities are broadening their range of excisable goods to widen the tax base and generate more tax revenues.

Countries Excise Products

Nicola Sudan

1 Dec. 2022

3 min read

Micro-Transponders for Tax Stamps?

While the principal method of applying unique identifiers and other variable information to a tax or authentication label is via digital printing, some labels carry that information in a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag.

Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

1 Dec. 2022

8 min read

News in Brief

Polyart Group, a supplier of film and paper substrates for the specialty label market, and EDGYN, a security solutions specialist, have announced a partnership for the Asia Pacific region.

Tax Stamps Technology & Systems Tenders

Nicola Sudan

1 Dec. 2022

2 min read

ITSA Launches ISO 22382 Review

The international standard ISO 22382:2018, which was published in October 2018 as a guidance for tax stamp issuers on best practice in the design, sourcing, issuance, and monitoring of tax stamps, is due for review in 2023.

Associations Free Regulations Free

Alan Hodgson

1 Dec. 2022

5 min read

Emerging Technologies – Direct Marking Solutions

While direct marking could be considered as an opportunity for traceability solutions, it could also be viewed as a threat to physical tax stamps.

Technology & Systems Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

8 Nov. 2022

2 min read

OpSec Eco – Smart, Clean and Green

Like all progressive companies operating in the authentication and brand protection sectors, OpSec Security is committed to sustainability in its processes and products – as its new product line OpSec® Eco demonstrates.

Sustainability

Latest News

VerifyMe Extends Taggant Partnership with HP Indigo

Securikett’s It’s PAPER Wins FINAT Sustainability Award

StockX Removes Authenticity Guarantee on Resale Items

Microchipping Cheese

Getting Real with Product Authentication

News in Brief

Twitter to Launch Blue, Gold, Grey Authenticity Ticks

Vietnam’s QRCode Authentication System

Meta Gets Serious on Product Authentication

Traceability in the Era of Smarter Food Safety

Traceability App Protects Coffee in India

Turns Out That 3 Into 1 Will Go

Ethiopia Launches Tax Stamp Expression of Interest

SARS: Doing a Lot, Just Not Quite Enough

Cannabis in India – An Overview

Micro-Transponders for Tax Stamps?

News in Brief

ITSA Launches ISO 22382 Review

Emerging Technologies – Direct Marking Solutions

OpSec Eco – Smart, Clean and Green

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