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Astrid Mitchell

24 Dec. 2021

2 min read

New Report Ventures into Printing Beyond Colour for Security Features

Many technologies and features with their roots in commercial printing have made, and continue to make, a substantial contribution to secure document production. However, these technologies have for the most part been concerned with producing visual colours, perceived by the unaided eye as conventional colour printing.

Reports & Studies

Alan Hodgson

24 Dec. 2021

4 min read

Sustainability in Product Labelling - Some Thoughts on the Future

Over the last few years, sustainability has moved up the corporate agenda, from a ‘nice to have’ to a ‘must have’ for shareholders, investors and customers. There is, and will continue to be a growing need for printing, labelling, track and trace and packaging companies to step up to the mark on sustainability.

Sustainability

Astrid Mitchell

24 Dec. 2021

8 min read

Jura Workshops Look to the Future of Security Printing

Jura Security Printing recently held a series of practical workshops in Budapest, Hungary to discuss the future of security printing. This was one of the first events in the last 20 months or so that customers and suppliers had physically travelled to in order to meet up in person, so it was filled with plenty of energy and enthusiasm.

Document Protection

Nicola Sudan

20 Dec. 2021

2 min read

Kenya Rolls Out New Generation Tax Stamps

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has rolled out a new generation of serialised tax stamps for excisable goods as part of its strategy to continuously review and improve the security features of the stamps.

Countries

Nicola Sudan

20 Dec. 2021

7 min read

2021 – A Year in Headlines

A review of this year's headlines.

Editorials

Nicola Sudan

20 Dec. 2021

1 min read

Guam Tax Stamp Procurement Fails

The procurement of cigarette tax stamps for the US island territory of Guam has gone back to square one, as only one bid was received for supplying the stamps, and that bid was rejected for not meeting all the requirements, advised Marie Lizama, Deputy Director at the Department of Revenue and Taxation (DRT).

Countries

Nicola Sudan

20 Dec. 2021

7 min read

2021 – A Year in Review

No review of 2021 would be complete without mention of the COVID-19 pandemic and the dramatic effect it has had on almost everything – including illicit trade.

Editorials

Alberto De La Serna

20 Dec. 2021

4 min read

US Cannabis Model – The New Regulatory Frontier for Governments

In the United States, state and local governments have been facing the challenges of regulating cannabis and hemp for medicinal and adult use. These challenges are now going international as more countries consider regulatory programs.

Countries Excise Products

Nicola Sudan

20 Dec. 2021

1 min read

Malta Becomes First European Country to Legalise Cannabis for Personal Use

Malta has become the first European country to allow limited cultivation and possession of cannabis for personal use, setting a precedent that is expected to be followed by others.

Excise Products

Nicola Sudan

17 Dec. 2021

7 min read

KURZ Talks Tax Stamp Innovation and Motivating Consumers to Buy Tax-Paid

Tax Stamp & Traceability News™ recently spoke to three members of LEONHARD KURZ about the company’s comprehensive tax stamp solution and, in particular, its adoption of visible digital seal (VDS) technology for tax stamps and other secure documents.

Interviews

Nicola Sudan

17 Dec. 2021

2 min read

New Report Explores Printing Beyond Colour

Many technologies and features with their roots in commercial printing have made, and continue to make, a substantial contribution to secure document production. However, these technologies have for the most part been concerned with producing visual colours, perceived by the unaided eye as conventional colour printing.

Reports & Studies

Francisco Mandiola

30 Nov. 2021

4 min read

Chile’s Tobacco Traceability System: the Latest Numbers

In 2011, Chile began seriously considering implementing a tax stamp and traceability programme, when Michel Jorratt, a member of the Chilean tax authority, Servicio de Impuestos Internos (SII), published a study estimating that over $500 million were being evaded yearly in cigarette tax in Chile.

Countries Free Track and Trace Free

Nicola Sudan

30 Nov. 2021

3 min read

Track and Trace Decisions Adopted in Record Time at FCTC Meeting

The Second Meeting of the Parties (MOP2) to the FCTC Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products concluded a few weeks ago, with some decisions adopted in record time.

Regulations

Nicola Sudan

30 Nov. 2021

2 min read

Lebanon Launches Tobacco Stamp and Traceability Programme

OpSec Security, together with technology partner Scopsis SAL, has announced a new partnership with Régie Libanaise des Tabacs et Tombacs (Régie Libanaise) to combat the illicit tobacco trade in Lebanon.

Countries Excise Products Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

30 Nov. 2021

1 min read

Pakistan Extends Tax Stamps to Sugar Mills

Following the roll-out of secure track and trace on domestically manufactured tobacco products, Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has now extended the system to the next sector ‘on its list’: sugar.

Countries

Nicola Sudan

30 Nov. 2021

4 min read

News in Brief

Metrc, the leading provider of cannabis regulatory systems in the United States, has announced a new contract with the US territory of Guam. This will be Metrc’s first client in the eastern hemisphere and its 17th government contract for a track and trace system.

Sven Bergmann

30 Nov. 2021

6 min read

California’s Growing Illicit Cannabis Problem

The legalization of cannabis provides tremendous opportunities, not only for legitimate cannabis growers, distributors, and dispensaries, but also for criminals and criminal networks looking to establish or expand illegal operations.

Countries Excise Products

Nicola Sudan

30 Nov. 2021

5 min read

Latest De La Rue Innovations in Digital Security Printing and Product Traceability

During a recent online technology event, De La Rue’s Authentication division presented interesting developments in the field of digital security printing and product traceability.

Authentication

Nicola Sudan

30 Nov. 2021

2 min read

OpSec Invests in Europe’s First HP Indigo 6K Secure Digital Press

OpSec Security has announced its investment in Europe’s first HP Indigo 6K Secure Digital Press, which offers both security and flexibility with its single-pass productivity and secure variable data options.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

26 Nov. 2021

2 min read

Inovinks’ New IR Pigments – More than a Mirage

Infrared (IR) is part of the electromagnetic spectrum that lies immediately beyond red light and is therefore invisible to the naked eye. Because of this, IR inks are widely used to create covert features that are both highly secure and machine readable.

Authentication

Latest News

New Report Ventures into Printing Beyond Colour for Security Features

Sustainability in Product Labelling - Some Thoughts on the Future

Jura Workshops Look to the Future of Security Printing

Kenya Rolls Out New Generation Tax Stamps

2021 – A Year in Headlines

Guam Tax Stamp Procurement Fails

2021 – A Year in Review

US Cannabis Model – The New Regulatory Frontier for Governments

Malta Becomes First European Country to Legalise Cannabis for Personal Use

KURZ Talks Tax Stamp Innovation and Motivating Consumers to Buy Tax-Paid

New Report Explores Printing Beyond Colour

Chile’s Tobacco Traceability System: the Latest Numbers

Track and Trace Decisions Adopted in Record Time at FCTC Meeting

Lebanon Launches Tobacco Stamp and Traceability Programme

Pakistan Extends Tax Stamps to Sugar Mills

News in Brief

California’s Growing Illicit Cannabis Problem

Latest De La Rue Innovations in Digital Security Printing and Product Traceability

OpSec Invests in Europe’s First HP Indigo 6K Secure Digital Press

Inovinks’ New IR Pigments – More than a Mirage

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