Taiwan has introduced a new stamp to be featured on medical masks that will prove their authenticity amid a string of counterfeit scandals. Medical masks manufactured in the country will be required to replace their logo with the embossed stamp of “Made in Taiwan MD” for quality certification starting Thursday (Sept. 17), according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC). “MD” is an abbreviation for “medical device,” wrote CNA. The decision follows the emergence of fakes imported by Taiwanese companies from China and other places, which has sparked calls for action. 

Taiwan: New North Municipal Government Environment Protection Bureau invite id for special garbage bag anti-counterfeiting label and coupon production (open contract). 

India: The government has again extended the implementation date of track and trace system for export of drug formulations with respect to maintaining the ‘Parent-Child’ relationship in packaging levels and its uploading on the central portal by six months.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Washington Dulles International Airport last week seized nearly $3 million in counterfeit consumer goods from China.

• Lego fans tricked by counterfeit kits
• South Korea: Police bust counterfeit toy making operation
• USA: Feds proudly announce seizure of ‘counterfeit Apple AirPods’ that are actually OnePlus Buds
• India: Nine arrested with 17 gold bars, counterfeit currency worth Rs 13 million
  

According to The Kathmandu Post reports that none of the bids meet the requirements of the process. The tender should be relaunched on a short deadline, the country’s Department of Passports has recommended to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  Earlier, this year, Nepal 

• USA: State of New Hampsire invite tender for tobacco tax stamps, Deadline: September 23, 2020
• India: Andhra Pradesh State Beverage Corporation Ltd invite tender for selection of supplier for production and supply of high-security holograms, Deadline: September 29, 2020

De La Rue has awarded a five year contract from Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for the supply of a Digital Tax Stamp (DTS) solution. The solution is based on the DLR Certify™ software platform working together with secure tax stamps that each include a unique code. This is being implemented across a wide range of products, both domestically manufactured and imported into Ghana, including cigarettes, liquor, beer, soft drinks and water.

The ten-year contract was signed with Cameroon’s General Delegation for National Security (GDNS). “We are honored to have been selected as partner of GDNS after a long tendering process with multiple phases,” responds Augentic CEO Labinot Carreti. 

• 18% GST on Pattadar Passbook cum Title Deed
  
• Kurz confirms drupa attendance
• Kezzler & Trace announce cannabis supply chain partnership
• Sproxil partnered with the Pure Heaven brand. Around 10 million Pure Heaven drinks now bear the Sproxil scratch codes.

Lake Image Systems, UK has joined ASPA as new member.  Established in 1994, Lake Image Systems has its roots in High Speed and Industrial Imaging technologies and a leading solutions provider for all variable print and data integrity applications within the printing, mailing, labelling and packaging industry. 

• August: How to spot fake degrees
• August: Counterfeiting up 24% in 2019, burnt a Rs 1-trn hole in economy: Report
• July: ASPA & GS1 India signs MoU
• June: Nurses: A barrier between patients and counterfeit drugs
• June: Importance of Authentication & Traceability in Indian Food Value Chain - World Food Safety Day
• May: One illicit liquor trade case per day reported during COVID
  
• April: COVID-19: A Crisis for Humanity is an Opportunity for Counterfeiters
• March: Companies Should Incorporate Brand Risk Management
• February: Budget 2020 expectations: Anti-counterfeiting should be strategy for economic wellbeing of India

Founded in 2014, ID4Africa is an NGO that accompanies African nations on their journeys to develop robust and responsible Identity ecosystems in the service of development and humanitarian action.

• 14-15 October 2020: Identity Week Asia
  
• 14-15 October 2020: Propak India Virtual Expo
• 9-11 December 2020: Pacprocess and foodpex, Mumbai
• 18-20 January 2021: High Security Printing Asia, Sri Lanka
• 2-4 February 2021: Digital Document Security, Vienna
• 12-14 April 2021: Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum, Malta