cigarettes accounted for 19 per cent of all counterfeited products and were on top of the list. not far away medicines. one out of ten counterfeited products detected in 2009 belongs to the category drugs and medicines. probably because of the pirated medicines algirdas &scaronemeta, commissioner for taxation, customs, antifraud and audit, warned the counterfeits could be a security and health risk for the consumers.  especially in the pharmaceutical industry the growth in product piracy requires protective mechanisms in order to reduce risks for the consumer. rfidsystems are one possibility to protect products against counterfeiting. rfid stands for radiofrequency identification.  sourcehttpwww.interpack.comcippmdinterpackcustompubcontent,oid,14584lang,2ticket,…
