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Technical Committee Set up to Develop Standards for Fight against Suspected Counterfeits
ISO-sponsored TC 247 set for September meeting in Santa Clara to kick off drive to establish global standard in effort to curb global counterfeit problem
Glen Rock PA — August 7, 2009 — In September, the first technical committee pegged to design international security standards will meet in Santa Clara, Calif., with the goal of kicking off the drive to establish a global standard that will help fight the international counterfeit problem.
The last decade has experienced a boom in counterfeited products, which are currently estimated to represent up to 10 percent of world trade. Counterfeited products pose numerous risks for consumers, end users and the entire supply chain, particularly when affecting medical or food products. Recent public scares with toys, toothpaste, and pharmaceuticals highlight the dangers involved in unsecure product streams.
In fact, a recent study by Supply & Demand Chain Executive and IHS suggests that the counterfeit problem is getting worse. In a survey of more than 1,000 global supply chain professionals, 61 percent of the participants said they believed the frequency of suspected counterfeit and inferior part activity in the market is increasing. Nearly 90 percent of the participants said that they are concerned or very concerned about counterfeiting.
Proposed by The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and sponsored by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the technical committee, dubbed TC 247, will be spearheaded by the North American Security Products Organization (NASPO).
Members are currently being assembled from across different sectors of the economy, including businesses, consumer organizations, law enforcement, government agencies, trade associations and academia. The hope is to create a group with every area of expertise in creative anti-counterfeiting schemes and solutions.
"These standards have the potential to do for security what similar standards did for RFID at the beginning of this decade. They could move security into the mainstream," said Tom Hartmann, a voting member of NASPO and brand security director with Topflight Corporation, a provider of pressure sensitive labels and die-cut components used, among other things, for security applications.
The last decade has experienced a boom in counterfeited products, which are currently estimated to represent up to 10 percent of world trade. Counterfeited products pose numerous risks for consumers, end users and the entire supply chain, particularly when affecting medical or food products. Recent public scares with toys, toothpaste, and pharmaceuticals highlight the dangers involved in unsecure product streams.
In fact, a recent study by Supply & Demand Chain Executive and IHS suggests that the counterfeit problem is getting worse. In a survey of more than 1,000 global supply chain professionals, 61 percent of the participants said they believed the frequency of suspected counterfeit and inferior part activity in the market is increasing. Nearly 90 percent of the participants said that they are concerned or very concerned about counterfeiting.Proposed by The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and sponsored by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the technical committee, dubbed TC 247, will be spearheaded by the North American Security Products Organization (NASPO).
Members are currently being assembled from across different sectors of the economy, including businesses, consumer organizations, law enforcement, government agencies, trade associations and academia. The hope is to create a group with every area of expertise in creative anti-counterfeiting schemes and solutions.
"These standards have the potential to do for security what similar standards did for RFID at the beginning of this decade. They could move security into the mainstream," said Tom Hartmann, a voting member of NASPO and brand security director with Topflight Corporation, a provider of pressure sensitive labels and die-cut components used, among other things, for security applications.
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