LST the solution to combat the adulteration of spirits and liqueurs
The adulteration of spirit beverages is a global problem that affects the industry and consumers worldwide. Besides causing a significant economic impact by generating losses for brands and disrupting the market, this illegal practice is dangerous to people’s health. Counterfeit alcoholic beverages often contain toxic chemicals, making them a significant threat to consumer health.
Although the use of “bulk-purchased” spirits is relatively common in Europe, the situation is even more concerning in America, Asia, and Africa. According to recent reports, in Latin America, 24.3% of alcoholic beverages are adulterated. In India, 40% of beverages are counterfeit, and it is common for them to be adulterated with methanol, a highly toxic substance that has claimed thousands of lives since 2019. The situation in Africa is no less worrying.
These alarming figures generate distrust in the spirit beverage market and in the brands that have been tampered with. Even in cases where counterfeiting does not pose a serious health risk, people can become intoxicated and experience symptoms such as dizziness, loss of coordination, vomiting, or loss of consciousness.
It is essential that brands completely dissociate themselves from this practice and take steps to ensure consumer safety and make counterfeiting more difficult. At Torrent Group, we have developed a new LST (Lenticular Security by Torrent) technology that offers a unique solution to this problem.
The adulteration of spirit beverages is a global problem that requires the attention and action of all stakeholders involved in the industry. At Torrent Group, we are committed to the safety and quality of spirit beverages and continually work to develop innovative solutions that protect consumers and ensure the integrity of our brands.
What is Lenticular Security by Torrent (LST)?
Lenticular Security by Torrent (LST) was created to address the existing counterfeiting problems in the spirit beverage market. Combining engineering, design, and sustainability, Torrent Innova, our company dedicated to innovation and the design of closure solutions, has developed a technology applied to various families of caps distributed in the African market. The novelty is that the LST system has two layers of security, providing our caps with greater assurance against refilling and product counterfeiting.
LST is a customizable security closure technology that combines a lenticular image and nanolaser texturization, offering an authenticity and security solution for any brand.
With Lenticular Security by Torrent (LST) , brands can customize their security closure with lenticular images and nanolaser texturizations that allow them to differentiate and authenticate themselves against the competition, while protecting consumers from counterfeiting. Lenticular Security by Torrent (LST) offers a perfect container to convey brand values and provide authenticity to any product. The combination of customized lenticular images and nanolaser texturizations makes each security closure unique and secure.
Therefore, we can say that the Lenticular Security by Torrent (LST) system is an innovative technology that offers endless customization possibilities.
What problem does it solve?
From the consumer’s perspective, Lenticular Security by Torrent (LST) allows for the identification of original products from counterfeit ones, without the need for any specialized equipment.
From our client’s perspective, due to the complexity of this technology, it prevents the introduction of counterfeit products into the market, sharing space at sales points with the original product, which causes loss in sales in addition to posing a danger to consumer health, affecting the company’s reputation.