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Boston MA (SPX) Mar 27, 2023Average crop yields in Africa are consistently far below those expected, and one significant reason is the prevalence of counterfeit seeds whose germination rates are [...]

WASHINGTON -- Associations representing pharmacists, drug makers and distributors have assailed the Food and Drug Administration for allowing, Florida to import prescription drugs from Canada, saying the action jeopardizes patient [...]

Q Which geographical markets are stagnating/declining in terms of sales? Consolini (IMA) The economic crisis of 2009 has deeply affected investment in Europe and the US, but not in the [...]

A report by National Research Council (NRC) on counterfeiting details the way in which chemistry can help in developing countermeasures for counterfeiting.

Worse than the financial drain, LaPlaca told lawmakers, is the safety issue. Bendix makes safety and braking systems for commercial vehicles. The risks associated with inferior-quality counterfeit parts range from […]

In a bid to fight counterfeit drugs, pharmaceutical manufacturers are turning to more advanced methods of security, focussing on areas such as packaging, which is invariably the first line of [...]

The violation of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in the form of counterfeiting is emerging as one of the most troublesome problems for companies as we enter the coming millennium. Indeed, [...]

Toy retailers and manufacturers have launched an intensified campaign against knockoff artists and counterfeiters, despite the enormous amount of time and money required to eradicate copyright infringement. Knockoffs represent the biggest problem of the toy industry. Since they do not pay any designers nor advertise, they can underprice legitimate manufacturers., Coordinated counterattack by retailers and manufacturers gains ground on knockoff artists and counterfeiters Toy manufacturers are still learning the hard way that success breeds imitation. Meccano, V-Tech, and North American [...]

Leveraging Your Brand Enforcement Efforts through Coordination with US Customs As most brand owners are aware, one of the necessary complements to an effective licensing program is an active enforcement [...]

The growing problem of personal care products counterfeiting and the threat it poses to the personal care industry and to the consumers is presented. Safety has become the major concern in the industry because of uncertainty in the content of the counterfeit products and its quality. How the personal care industry combats the damage being done by counterfeiters to its reputation is also discussed.

Counterfeiting has been labeled the "Crime of the Twenty-First Century" by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and such emphasis is not overstated. (1) The counterfeiting business constitutes a staggering 7 [...]

On a cool August evening, my family and I visited the preppy town of Mill Valley, California, outside San Francisco. In the town square was an all-American sight: a couple […]

MATTEL - WHERE SECURITY ISN'T CHILD'S PLAY IN 1959, THE FIRST BARBIE doll took the toy market by storm. Since then more than 500 million dolls have been sold. That's [...]

Peggy Fisher will be serving as Tire Industry Association's president succeeding Paul Hyatt. Fisher would like to focus on establsihing TIA's stance against counterfeit tires and the Tire Initiative for Research, Education and Safety (T.I.R.E.S. ) program. The program will raising money to educate consumers in proper tire maintenance and safety procedures and to train industry personnel by asking consumers to pay an addtional fee for tires used on highways.