2020-12-15 | COVID Vaccine Counterfeiting Will Be Explosive

Liquid Gold. That's how Interpol has described organized crime's view of vaccine demand. The more in demand a product is, the more it will be counterfeited. We can count on an absolute tidal wave of COVID vaccine and treatment counterfeiting to flood the markets now that the vaccine is available.

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2020-11-12 | Crowdsource Your Counterfeit Detection for More Connected Customers

Crowdsourcing your counterfeit detection gives you an army of real-time field inspectors. The underlying tech is also your key to more connected customers.

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2020-09-15 | FDA 2020 UDI Deadline. Enforcement Postponed for Class I Medical Device

Updated Sept 24 2020.

As of September 24, 2020 Class I medical devices needed to meet the FDA’s Unique Device Identification Final Rule. However, that date was postponed by the FDA in July with the publication of a new Policy Guideline document. That means the FDA will not begin enforcing the UDA Final Rule on these devices until September 24, 2022. By this new date, 

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2020-03-17 | Coronavirus Tests – A Counterfeiter’s Dream

I have written and spoken about global counterfeiting issues many times. Pretty much in every single one, I’ve said something like “if you have a successful product, it will be counterfeited.” Illicit counterfeit rings have infiltrated pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, cosmetics, fragrances, automobile parts, aircraft parts, clothing, footwear, wine, spirits and more. The riches and rewards from producing and distributing counterfeit products in most cases far outweigh the penalties of getting...

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2020-03-04 | C-Suite Brief: The ROI on Anti-Counterfeiting Solutions

The fight against counterfeiting and diversion is at a crossroad. Never has there been such a loss of revenue due to these global supply chain threats and it’s only getting worse. Companies are spending over $105 billion annually to combat these issues, yet this “gray market” of products is projected to surpass $2.8 trillion globally by 2022… That’s a 100% increase over ten years!

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2020-02-10 | Russian Track & Trace Deadline Delay—What You Need to Know

Near the end of 2019, there were rumors that the Russian Federation would extend its regulatory deadlines for pharmaceutical serialization and traceability past its initial January 1, 2020 deadline, which called for full serialization using Russian Crypto Codes and government reporting...

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2020-01-21 | The Return of Patient Safety Teams, Post Serialization

Change is afoot, we are entering a new phase of activity within the pharmaceutical sector. The next stage of patient protection is starting to take shape across the industry, and it is a case of going back to the future. Though, no DeLorean, TARDIS or even a hot tub time machine are needed to make this change, we are not going to have hover boards or give cousin Chuck Berry a new sound. Instead of fighting Daleks we are going to wage war on counterfeiters and grey marketeers.

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2020-01-07 | Connected Packaging Fights Counterfeiting and Engages Consumers

Virtually all brands—from the utmost recognized to the newly eager—face threats of product counterfeiting and gray market trading. In emerging countries, this menace is bold and audacious with outright fakes appearing in the open marketplace. In developed countries, the problem is equally insidious due to online sales of counterfeit products through e-commerce platforms.

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2019-12-19 | Why Systech is the Perfect Anti-Counterfeiting Solution - Video Clip

In this Packaging Europe clip from AIPIA World Congress, Systech’s Alastair Taylor talks about the value of active intelligent packaging for a truly secure supply chain. We propose our brand protection suite is actually the perfect anti-counterfeiting solution. See why.

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2019-12-11 | Protect Yourself From Fake Products – Consumer Shopping Tips

I recently participated in a national campaign to warn consumers about the prevalence of counterfeit products—they are virtually everywhere. And more importantly, to let people know that there isn’t one failsafe method at this time to guarantee the authenticity of the products you purchase.

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