TAGGANT SECURITY SYSTEM FOR PAPER PRODUCTS AS A DETERRENT TO COUNTERFEITING

摘要

A taggant security system (10) for preventing the counterfeiting of goods associated with a paper product (12) is provided. The taggant security system (10) includes a paper product coating (16) located on a paper product (12). The paper product coating (16) is preferably one which is commonly used in the paper making industry. The taggant security system (16) further includes one or more taggants (14) incorporated within said paper product coating (16) for authenticating said paper product (12). In preferred embodiments, the paper product coating (16) is either a clay or starch coating. In addition, in preferred embodiments, the paper product (12) is either a single or multi-ply packaging board or a label stock.