InSparXChainbyMikko·Nov 23, 2018The problem of pharmaceutical fraud in ChinaChina is well-known for its fraudulent and counterfeiting activities in many industries — one of the biggest being the pharmaceutical…
InSparXChainbyHazel Ramos·Nov 16, 2018The olive oil in your house might be fakeIn 2015 , Time came out with a story whose headline looked ominous in big black font: “This Is The Big Lie About Your Olive Oil.” The…
InSparXChainbyHazel Ramos·Oct 31, 2018The Horsemeat Scandal of 2013: What you need to knowIt has been five years since the world was rocked by one of the worst food fraud scandals in recent times, arguably the biggest in the…
InSparXChainbySparXChain·Sep 17, 2018Tracking the supply chain for safer medical productsBlockchain is most commonly known as the building block behind cryptocurrency, most popularly behind Bitcoin. But blockchain isn’t limited…
InSparXChainbySparXChain·Sep 12, 2018How medicine is falsified: defining counterfeit medicineOne of the biggest challenges facing the campaign against counterfeit medicine is defining what counts as counterfeiting. Some countries…
InSparXChainbySparXChain·Sep 10, 2018The dangerous rise of fake medicinesCounterfeit medicine is one of the world’s biggest problems and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), no country is untouched…
SparXChain·Sep 7, 2018The war on labels: food mislabeling and the tech solutionIn 2013, the food industry was rocked by one of the largest meat fraud scandals heard of in recent times: the European horse meat scandal…
InSparXChainbySparXChain·Sep 5, 2018Changing gears: the food industry on combating fraudFood fraud is a lucrative business — it’s a $50 billion a year trade. It’s also one of the most alarming problems of the world today. It…
SparXChain·Sep 3, 2018Fake food: 5 common targets — and what we can do about itHoney recently became a hot topic in the food industry because of a big problem that was brought to light: the bees are disappearing, but…
InSparXChainbySparXChain·Aug 30, 2018Food fraud: A real global threatIn recent years, we’ve seen different nations crack down on China’s adulterated, substandard or imitation food products, and this has…
