When South Africa banned the sale of all alcohol and tobacco in early 2020, the intent was clear and noble: free up hospital beds so they would be available for COVID patients – and reduce tobacco consumption while a respiratory disease is ravaging the country.
Gleitsmann Security Inks (GSI) has launched what it terms the ‘world’s f...
The growth of informal economic activity has become a challenge throughout the Latin American region. To ad...
Over the past few months, a number of interesting tenders for tax stamps...
In April, Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Industry and Trade welcomed a deleg...
In France and the UK, there have been recent news stories of cigarette packs identified in the market as illicit because they were all carrying the same ID number (when this number should in fact be unique to each pack). What was not mentioned in these reports, however, was whether or not the packs were carrying authentication labels, which they are obliged to do under the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD).
The news of the untimely demise of Mr U K Gupta has left the Authentication Solution Providers’ Association (ASPA) family and the entire authentication industry in shock.
Following the 2019 launch of its tax stamp and traceability programme on locally manufactured and imported beer, spirits, wine, soda, mineral water and tobacco products, the Uganda Revenue Authorit...
When South Africa banned the sale of all alcohol and tobacco in early 2020, the ...
Gleitsmann Security Inks (GSI) has launched what it terms the ‘world’s first traffic light for ...
Over the past few months, a number of interesting tenders for tax stamps and track ...
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