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Remember the 24 August announcement on the HP/GS1 food recall service? If not, please enjoy as if new the following article: http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/securityprinting/archive/2009/08/25/big-news-hp-develops-cloud-service-with-gs1-canada-to-enhance-product-recall-process.aspx This announcement...
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10-26-2009
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Filed under: Counterfeiting, anti-counterfeiting, security, safety, HP, cloud computing, EFPIA, 2D Barcodes, IT Solutions, HP Cloud Computing, HP Manufacturing Cloud Computing Platform, SAP
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Growing up, I lived in Eastern Kentucky "for a spell". Rural Rowan (pronounced like "round" without the "d') County, in fact, where the valley I lived in was called "Quail Hollow". As in, a snake bit me and I had to "holler". I lived right next to a "crick"...
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 10-30% of the medicines in the developing world are counterfeits. I assume this means addressable counterfeiting--counterfeiting to which the buyer is oblivious. http://www.in-pharmatechnologist.com/Materials-Formulation/USP-targets-counterfeits-in-Cambodia...
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If there is no rest for the wicked, then I have been very evil these past two weeks indeed. But, I hope some of the findings are wickedly cool. This post is for the paper on new findings in security printing and imaging, and my co-authors are that talented trio of Guy Adams, Jason Aronoff and Margaret...
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If recent salmonella, e Coli, melamine and other food scares have you second-guessing your food chain, imagine what it may be like in some rural areas, where connectivity and information technology knowledge may be more limited. A recent announcement states that "Researchers have presented a low...
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09-09-2009
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Filed under: anti-counterfeiting, security, Track and Trace, security deterrent, food recall, food safety, safety, MPedigree, Bright Simons, NAFDAC, Tech Awards
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Nigeria is working with Interpol and planning to set up 3 offices in India to fight counterfeiting, and specifically allegedly China-produced fakes labelled “Made in India”. The full article is posted at: http://www.in-pharmatechnologist.com/Industry-Drivers/NAFDAC-ups-anti-counterfeiting...
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08-06-2009
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Filed under: anti-counterfeiting, security, brand protection, GS1, ISO, safety, MPedigree, counterfeit, Bright Simons, IMANI, Nigeria, India, NAFDAC
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Reconnaissance International's 5th Global Forum on Pharmaceutical Anti-Counterfeiting is being held in Miami 24-26 February 2010. Details on the event, including submitting a paper and information on the sponsors, is available at: http://www.regonline.co.uk/builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=751954...
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Continuing a reinterpretation of Robert Greene’s 1998 landmark, “The 48 Laws of Power”, I turn his Law #4 sideways (applying the law to the fighting of counterfeiting and other forms of fraud) and then turn it upside down (using the laws to create better businesses). Given the definition...
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07-22-2009
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Filed under: variable data printing, security printing, deterrents, anti-counterfeiting, security, brand protection, VDP, counterfeit, 48 Laws of Power, Robert Greene, Coriolanus, Marcel Duchamp, caloric restriction, Peter Sellers, Louis XIV
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The FDA is advocating the addition of chemicals to pharmaceuticals to improve the identification of counterfeits. http://www.in-pharmatechnologist.com/Industry-Drivers/FDA-advocates-food-pigments-and-flavours-to-combat-counterfeits/?c=JiBz%2FX6W897ybeGc6YCjow%3D%3D&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium...
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07-16-2009
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Filed under: security printing, deterrents, anti-counterfeiting, security, brand protection, pharmaceuticals, Pharma, FDA, counterfeit, Safety GS1, PCIDs, drug formulation
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In a continuing interpretation of Robert Greene’s 1998 bestseller, “The 48 Laws of Power” (Penguin Books), I turn it sideways (using the laws to fight counterfeiting and other forms of fraud) and then turn it upside down (using the laws to create better businesses). Today we address...
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06-16-2009
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Filed under: variable data printing, security printing, deterrents, anti-counterfeiting, security, brand protection, VDP, counterfeit, 48 Laws of Power, Robert Greene, Kissinger, Talleyrand, Fouché, Napoleon, Hamlet
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I'm in windy Winnipeg today and tomorrow for the "research & development conference & strategic workshop for agriculture and food traceability," as so noted at: http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/trace/home.html . What does food traceability have to do with security printing and imaging...
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In 48 posts on this site, Robert Greene’s modern-day Machiavellian masterpiece on the principles of power, “The 48 Laws of Power” (1998, Penguin Books), is being turned sideways (using the laws to fight counterfeiting and other forms of fraud) and then upside down (using the laws to...
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Robert Greene’s eclectic masterpiece on the ethics—or lack thereof—of success, “The 48 Laws of Power”, serves as the stimulus for a set of 48 blogs to come on how to use these laws in fighting fraud (turning his rules sideways) and then using them to create better businesses...
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Security printing, RFID and related mechanisms to address counterfeiting and others supply chain fraud depend on the stick (investigation, evidence, prosecution) and the carrot (reward for compliance). The carrot is readily addressed through variable data printing. The stick must be wielded carefully...
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I've been invited to speak to the Princeton area ACM/IEEE Computer Society meeting on April 16. The full invitation: PRINCETON ACM / IEEE-CS CHAPTERS APRIL 2009 JOINT MEETING Security Printing and Imaging: Stopping Counterfeit Products Counterfeit products are a growing problem. Since counterfeiters...