| Subject: | FDA Guidance on RadioFrequency Identification |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Thu, 21 Jun 2007 - 02:00 pm |
| The FDA has updated its guidance on RadioFrequency Identification (RFID), a tool for identifying and tracking items or people. In an RFID system, a small memory-storage chip (tag) is placed on an item. RFID readers (emitters) send out radio waves to detect tags and read their data. RFID tags can store a range of information from a serial number to several pages of data. Readers may be mobile so that they can be carried by hand, or they may be mounted on a post or overhead. Reader systems... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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