Anti-counterfeiting

Counterfeit plastic products cost brands revenue and, in pharmaceuticals, medical devices and food contact, put people and economies at risk. The articles in this topic explain overt, covert and forensic anti-counterfeiting features, why legacy holograms and inks stopped working, how laser-marked authentication codes and serialized 2D codes support traceability (see the library article on fiber laser marking for product security), and what the EU Digital Product Passport will require of the mark on the part. They also introduce SNOWLEOPARD, the submicron authentication mark that is verified in seconds with nothing more than a breath. The product security page describes the technology and the industries it protects.