拜耳作物科学 has launched Qualidate — a new patented fingerprint authentification technique developed to protect the company’s crop protection products against illegal trade and counterfeiting. “This innovative tool provides a quick and easy test to determine whether or not a product is authentic and of original Bayer CropScience quality”, said Dr. Rüdiger Scheitza, Member of the Board of Management of Bayer CropScience AG.