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Title : Gadget to detect fake alcohol invented
Author(s) : Alan Lodge
Source : The Drinks Business
Year : 2018
Link : https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2012/02/gadget-to-detect-fake-alcohol-invented/
Country : United Kingdom
Commodity: AB Alcoholic Beverages-All
Abstract: UK scientists have developed a gadget that helps users detect fake alcoholic drinks without opening the bottle. As the battle continues against counterfeit alcohol, a team at the University of Leicester Space Research Centre have invented a device that uses a beam of light to analyse a bottle’s contents through the glass. The device provides a “signature” of the contents, which is then compared with a signature of the genuine brand. If the match is not identical, it alerts the user that the bottle is a fake. The centre