UL Warns of Counterfeit Electric Signs
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Underwriters Laboratories is notifying consumers, sign installers, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction that electric signs manufactured by Redwood Sign bear a counterfeit UL Mark. Redwood Sign is not authorized to use the UL Mark on its signs, or represen...USP announces new standards to protect patients from counterfeit and adulterated medicines
Rockville, Md., February 4, 2009 With counterfeit and adulterated medicines posing an increasing risk to patients in the United States and worldwide, the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention today announces new standards for two widely used drug products that have been involved in episodes of adul...Partnership for Safe Medicines Arms Public Against Counterfeit Drugs
Consumer protection group's new resource helps Americans cut prescription costs without compromising drug safety WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A collection of online educational materials are now available for free to consumers to help fend off the dangers of contaminated ...Warning - Beware of Counterfeit Coda(R) Products
GUILFORD, Conn., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- genX International, Inc and IVFonline, LLC (genX international and IVFonline) today warned that counterfeit Coda(R) products are being sold to some IVF clinics. These products are NOT manufactured, sold or distributed by genX International and IVFonline...IntegriChain Enlists Ed Casey and Associates to Drive Counterfeit and Diversion Monitoring Service
Former Procter & Gamble security executive has agreed to work with IntegriChain to enhance the company's Market Vigilance(TM) Survey Program(TM). PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- IntegriChain, Inc. the leading provider of analytic services to maximize c...Online Counterfeit Pills Kills Woman
A 58-year-old Quadra Island woman died from metal poisoning last year after ingesting contaminated counterfeit pills purchased online, the B.C. Coroners Service confirmed Thursday A coroner is warning the public about the danger of buying drugs over the Internet after the death of the woman. ...Man Hospitalised in Sicily With Allergic Reaction to Counterfeit Toothpaste
A man was hospitalised in Palermo, Sicily, with an allergic reaction to counterfeit Colgate toothpaste, ANSA reported Wednesday after 20,000 tubes of the substance were confiscated at the weekend. The 30-year-old man, who used the fake Colgate toothpaste, has pustules on his face, the Ital...FDA Warns Against Buying of Counterfeit Drug Through Internet
The FDA has warned the consumer against the multiple sites that sell counterfeit prescription drugs. This alert was issued after the FDA learned about the 24 related web sites that were involved in such activity. The FDA received information that counterfeit versions of Xenical 120 mg caps...India Main Source of Counterfeit Medicines Seized in Europe
India is the number one source of counterfeit medicines, seized in the European Union in 2006, according to EU statistics released in Brussels Thursday. About 31 percent of all fake medicines seized in the EU last year came from India, UAE (31 percent) and China (8). The three countries are...HCPC Calls for Greater Healthcare Savings Through Improved Adherence to Prescription Drug Regimens
...ry, allows drugs to be exposed to the atmosphere during repackaging and household use, promotes dispensing errors, and facilitates the introduction of counterfeit and/or expired drug products into legitimate dispensing chains. Greater use of unit dose packaging with compliance-prompting features by pharmaceutic...Researchers use high tech in mold watermark to protect plastic products from piracy
... use." "For commercial reasons we cannot detail collaborators but we are now exploring its use with one company that is plagued by the failure of a counterfeit plastic based safety critical product which is made to look exactly like their safety critical product and therefore damages their reputation as well ...Hand hygiene initiative aims to decrease healthcare-associated infection in developing countries
...ialized countries. A complex array of factors contribute to that increased risk, including lack of resources, inappropriate use of antibiotics, use of counterfeit drugs, understaffing and lack of training of health care professionals, and governments that are overwhelmed with larger health issues and cannot comm...Fake pesticides threaten food safety
...nt incidences highlight the extent of the problem. In February this year, a counterfeit herbicide used in Italy was found to contain quantities of a potentially da...n Association (CPA) is quick to point out that the UK is ahead of the game. counterfeit products account for 3% of the UK market, compared to 5-7% in the EU. 'The ...War on terror meets war on cancer
...method that has been used to track the source of illegal drugs, explosives, counterfeit bills and biological warfare agents may have some new uses: detecting rapid... Drug Enforcement Administration. Several years ago, Ehleringer analyzed counterfeit U.S. $100 bills and showed cotton in the counterfeits had different oxygen ...Photos: Breakthrough Technology Enables Edible TruTag(TM) to Prevent Counterfeit Medicine
HONOLULU, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellular Bioengineering, Inc. (CBI) announces it is developing a novel technology that can help prevent not only counterfeit medicine and other consumables, but can also be used in a wide range of often-counterfeit goods from airplane parts, great works of art, cur...Two convicted of selling $6 million in counterfeit Rockwell software on eBay
Milwaukee, Wis. - Two more men have pleaded guilty in Milwaukee to charges of criminal copyright infringement as a result of their selling nearly $6 million in counterfeit Rockwell Automation computer software on eBay . Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher for the Criminal Division and U...Commencement 2008: Student innovation could improve data storage, magnetic sensors
... has developed two innovations that could vastly improve magnetic data storage and sense extremely low level magnetic fields in everything from ink on counterfeit currency to tissue in the human brain and heart. First, Morrow developed a nanomaterial that has never before been produced. The nanomaterial is an...Patients Fail to Take Fake Medicines Risk Seriously
...e for 2006. The report 'What should be done about counterfeit medicines' reveals a worrying lack of knowledge am...ts and patient organisations into the scale of the counterfeit medicines problem across Europe. 20% of the patien... (or from the public) and 18% of respondents think counterfeit medicines are a serious problem. Presenting the f...Secure Symbology: Making New Jersey Proud While Saving Lives
... has been chosen as an Honored Finalist as Emerging Business of the Year by NJBiz Magazine. The company is being recognized for its vision to wipe out counterfeit drugs worldwide. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070530/NEW056LOGO ) "Counterfeit drugs are a $50 billion a year problem but with Sec...Parexel Consulting Strengthens Good Manufacturing Practice Capabilities in Europe
...fer -- Pre-approval inspection management -- Post-approval change and file compliance -- Integration of regulatory changes into Quality Systems -- counterfeit control development -- Manufacturing sourcing strategy -- Pharmacovigilance management and systems -- Development, risk management, and Quality Sys...WTN Interview: John Pulling, Provia Software
Hitting the Wal-Mart RFID Deadline
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...sponsibility of creating an RFID pilot project for the pharmaceutical industry. There was a considerable amount of problems to be addressed, including counterfeit drugs, out-of-stock and expired products and issues with recalled material. Regulations already exist to combat such problems, but these systems are u...