Authentix Industry News Feed http://www.authentix.com Stay current on Authentix recent press releases and industry news with this RSS feed. en-us Product Authentication Copyright (C) 2011 Authentix.com 5/17/2012 12:05:44 PM Authentix Industry News Feed http://www.authentix.com/images/authentix_logo.gif http://www.authentix.com 150 43 Reuters reports that the U.S. may lose chance to pass national drug trace plan http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=232 U.S. may lose chance to pass national drug trace plan 4/26/2012 ABC News reports the FDA has found more vials of the fake cancer drug, Avastin http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=228 The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors that a second counterfeit version of the best-selling cancer drug Avastin has been found in the U.S., packaged as the Turkish brand of the medication. ABC New reports. 4/3/2012 Securing Pharma reports on the latest developments in the counterfeit Avastin case http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=226 More details emerge on counterfeit Avastin case in US 3/12/2012 The Guardian reports that seizures of fake alcohol in the U.K. have increased five fold in two years http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=224 The Guardian reports that seizures of fake alcohol in the U.K. have increased five fold in two years. 2/29/2012 Associated Press: Counterfeit Drugs Becoming Big Business Worldwide http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=221 Associated Press: Counterfeit Drugs Becoming Big Business Worldwide 2/16/2012 The Wall Street Journal Reports on Fake Cancer Drug Found in the U.S. http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=220 Fake vials of Avastin, a widely used cancer drug, are showing up in the U.S. The Wall Street Journal has the story. 2/15/2012 Securing Pharma Reports US counterfeit drug seizures up 200 per cent in 2011 http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=217 Securing Pharma reports that seizures of counterfeit pharmaceuticals by US customs tripled in 2011 compared to the previous year, with a domestic value of $16.8m, some $11m higher than in 2010. Click on the link to read the story. 1/19/2012 The Wall Street Journal: EU Needs United Approach to Fight Fake Drugs http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=219 An editorial in The Wall Street Journal blog, The Source, emphasizes the need for a cohesive, coordinated response to pharma counterfeiting in the EU.
1/18/2012 SmartMoney.com Spotlights 10 Ordinary Items Now Counterfeited http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=214 Shoppers may be savvy when it comes to spotting fake handbags and buying medicines online, but there are more and more counterfeit household items popping up in categories you might not expect. Smartmoney.com recently highlighted 10 surprising fakes. Click on the link for details. 12/5/2011 The Globe and Mail Reports on Canada's Switch to Polymer and its efforts to cut currency counterfeiting http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=215 The Globe and Mail explains how counterfeiting problems have led Canada to a major overhaul of the nation's currency. 12/5/2011