Nippon
$1B investment track pharmaceutical transport
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Japanese logistic firm
Nippon Express
is working with
Accenture
and
Intel Japan
to develop a blockchain-based logistics system. As
reported by a newspaper in Japan
, Nippon Express revealed it would invest up to 100 billion yen ($980 million) in developing the system, starting with the pharmaceuticals industry and a scheduled launch in 2021. The company aims to
eliminate counterfeit drugs from entering the pharmaceutical supply chain
and assure compliance with Good Distribution Practices (GDP). The billion-dollar investment will be used to construct the pharmaceutical transportation network, including warehouses, trucks and their maintenance. Intel will supply sensors, likely Internet of Things (IoT) devices, to ensure temperature control during transportation and RFID tags will be used for tracking and automatically update the blockchain. Nippon said Accenture would handle the technological aspect of the project.
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Immunity passports in context of COVID-19
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COVID-19 has rendered conventional passports pointless for the foreseeable future. But many countries are exploring the idea of a new type of
“immunity passport”
to found a way to let some of its citizens go back to work. The U.K. government could possibly implement COVID-19 immunity passports within the next 12 months. The U.K. officials have had talks with I.D. verification startups in recent months for the sole reason to figure out how people who can be recovered from the virus to show proof that they are immune to the virus and can resume a sense of norm in their lives outside of the lockdown. The United States has also been talking about it, but the U.K. is leading the way. Currently, there are five-six companies that are pitching for how the system could work. The companies who have proposed their ideas are
Onfido
,
Yoti and OCL
,
IDnow
,
and
iDenfy
. In similar developments,
SICPA
has also propose a Health passport in partnership with
OpenHealth
&
Guardtime
.
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Smithers forecast Security Printing Market to reach $36B by 2024
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The security print industry is having to adjust as an increasingly digitalized world; reacting to new threats and positioning itself to capitalize on emergent commercial opportunities.
Smithers
latest market report,
‘The Future of Global Security Printing to 2024’
forecasts the global security printing market value will increase from $29.5 billion in 2019 to $36 billion by 2024, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1%. In light of the COVID-19 crisis that continues creating economic uncertainty and loss in the business sector, the security printing industry will focus on managing risk and ensuring continued health.
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Bahrain-based pharmaceuticals track and trace firm
MVC Global
announced a partnership with
Cox Logistics
to launch the ‘SmartHub’ logistics warehouse for food and pharmaceutical products. The smart warehouse will use technologies for the efficient distribution of food and medicines in Bahrain and the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) market. The SmartHub’s track and trace feature is based on blockchain, while smart contracts will handle customs clearance and payments. The latter solution is called ‘SmartPass’, which works for government clearance while integrating supply chain finance and cross-border payments facilities.
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Singapore scientist building
fluorescence fingerprints
database to fight food fraud
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A team of physical chemis led by
Xiaogang Liu is using fluorescence to tackle the problem of illicit cooking oil.
By plotting the characteristic fluorescence of each product across a range of wavelengths, Liu and his students have built a small library of these fluorescence fingerprints. According to Liu, "S
olving this problem effectively will be through the government implementing laws to tighten regulations. But to really enforce it, the technique for analysis has to be very simple and fast. It’s very challenging to do a detailed analysis of the oil, but now the fluorescence fingerprints provide a simple solution. This measurement is very cheap; it doesn’t require any sample preparation".
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Have you seen our latest newsletter?
Inside this issue;
- Cover story - Food Quality & Safety
- COVID-19 & Counterfeiting
- Russia project Chestny ZNAK
- ASPA urge Indian Government to implement tobacco tax stamps (FCTC Protocol)
- ASPA urges govt to implement track and trace as part of CSR activity of drug firms
- China infant formula traceability project mini program
- ASPA western regional chapter initiated
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Toppan receive ISO 14298 certification
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Toppan Printing
has become the first Japanese company to receive ISO 14298 certification, which specifies requirements for security printing management systems. The certification enables Toppan to offer holograms manufactured in line with ISO 14298 process management standards to countries around the world for use in banknotes, passports, ID cards, and other secure documents. The accrediting body for ISO 14298 is Intergraf, which promotes the certification of security printers around the world to contribute to the fight against counterfeiting of government ID documents. Intergraf has so far certified more than 140 manufacturing locations in more than 50 countries..
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Alibaba imports e-commerce platforms adopts traceability
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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announced its import e-commerce platform Koala has updated its products to include a full-link traceability blockchain system, according to a Sina Finance
report. T
he report revealed that the integration of Ant Financial’s blockchain in the Koala platform allows online buyers to find out the purchasing goods detailed logistic information through scanning a QR code with Alipay.
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Amid COVID-19 Lockdown, Fake Liquor Manufacturing Unit Busted In Odisha’s Bargarh
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Amid the ongoing 21-day lockdown in the wake of Coronavirus outbreak, the Odisha police has busted a fake liquor manufacturing unit in Bargarh district and seized large quantities of materials that were allegedly being used to make the fake liquor.The Bargah Town police arrested two persons in this connection and forwarded them to court today.The accused have been identified as Abinash Kumar Gupta and Satrughna Prasad Gupta.
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Nepal PAC directs Ministry to scrap purchasing security press
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The Public Account Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has directed the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to scrap the process initiated to purchase a security printing press. Lawmakers at the PAC meeting viewed that the previous process to buy the security printing press must be scrapped and a new global tender issued for competitive bidding. The PAC meeting voiced that the process was full of irregularities. It also directed the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority to investigate the irregularities rife in the procurement process.
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WHO clarified myth on paper money & COVID
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An article in
the Telegraph
claims that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the Covid-19 coronavirus may be spreading via banknotes, and that the WHO had warned people to wash their hands after using banknotes. Citing this
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India approve new Pesticides Management Bill 2020, empowering farmers to fight spurious agrochemicals
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The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Pesticides Management Bill, 2020, which, the government claims, will regulate the business of pesticides and compensate farmers in case of losses from the use of spurious agro-chemicals. The bill aims to regulate the business of pesticides that is currently being regulated by the age-old 1968 rules, which require immediate rewriting. The bill will now be presented in the Parliament. Under Pesticides Management Bill, 2020, the farmers will be compensated in in case of losses of crops due to the use of spurious agrochemicals.
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Schreiner partner with Kit Check Offer Automated Medication Management for Hospitals
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Schreiner MediPharm, Germany has collaborated with RFID tracking solutions provider Kit Check to introduce RFID-Labels that allow hospital pharmacies to track and manage medication inventory and usage via intelligent software. Error-free medication management in hospitals can save lives. Medicines equipped with RFID-Labels can be tracked from the hospital pharmacy to bedside dispensing with availability ensured – but only if the RFID-Label and tracking system are sufficiently synced.
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Danone track & connect for baby infant formula
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Danone launches its new traceability service “Track & Connect” for its infant formula in China, followed by other Asia-Pacific markets as well as Australia and New Zealand throughout the year. There are two unique QR codes, one outside the packaging which can be scanned any time before purchase, and another one inside the packaging. The QR codes are printed in-house and laser marked on their infant formula packaging in its production facilities.
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Drug marketer to be held responsible for quality
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From March 2021, pharma firms marketing drugs will be held responsible for their quality. Currently, only the manufacturers are held liable under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act
Pharmaceutical companies that market drugs will now fall under the ambit of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act (DCA), according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). This means they will be held liable if the drug is found to be spurious, or its quality is deemed sub-standard. At present, only the manufacturer of the drug is held liable under the DCA.
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New Survey: Pharma Companies are looking to technology and digitalization, but will this be enough?
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Pharmaceutical supply chains regularly underperform their counterparts in other industries. Pharma companies require more lead time for manufacturing, utilize less of their production capacity, and carry an unsustainable amount of inventory. By every measure, pharma supply chains could improve—and industry decision-makers have noticed. But driving changes goes beyond the standard call to simply digitize everything. The future of pharma companies depends on their ability to sense potential problems or changing demands in the supply chain and adapt their response.
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Counterfeit Alert - From ASPA Counterfeit News Repository
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Anti-Counterfeiting should be strategy for economic well-being of India: ASPA
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The industry association of authentication & traceability solutions providers in India had recommended Anti-Counterfeiting Strategy for economic well-being in country. In Financial year 2019-20, the Government of India is expected to witnessed a shortfall of Rs. 2 Trillion. At the same time counterfeiting, smuggling & illicit activities are resulting in loss of more than Rs. 1 Trillion loss of sale to industries & economy every year adding to the difficulty for businesses. According to reports, the estimated tax loss to the exchequer from counterfeiting products is approximately Rs 39,239 crores.
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Organization Name: DOOSAN BOBCAT EMEA S.R.O.
Address: U Kodetky 1810, 263 01 Dobríš,
Country : Czech republic
Description: Tenders are invited for Tender for the supply of a component tightening traceability system/tender procedure for supply of SCADA system
Deadline: 13 May 2020
Organization Name: DEPT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Address 2601 Blair stone road, Bldg. a 1st floor, Tallahassee fl, 32399
Attn: Beverlyn Elliott, Fax : +1-(850) 921-9019
Country: United states
Description: Tenders are invited for Heat applied cigarette tax stamps
Request for Proposal will be opened at the below address at 03:00 P.M., April 14, 2020.
Deadline: 05 May 2020
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