This past April the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided that the labels on all OTC medicines, including products like fluoride toothpaste, must have clearer and more consistent information. Medicine labels on OTC products have always contained important information about use and safety, but now this information will be easier to read and understand. […]
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Finally, FDA Proposes UDI Ruling
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a proposed rule mandating that most medical devices distributed in the United States carry a unique device identifier, or UDI. Back in 2007, Congress passed legislation requiring the FDA to develop regulations to establish a unique device identification system for medical devices. The UDI system can help […]
What if your product had a recall? Can you respond quickly?
“Organizations such as manufacturers, food processors, and laboratories that make, process or test products which impact human health and safety are all experiencing increasing pressure to prevent defects and contamination and to respond with rapid recalls when problems occur. This pressure is coming from government agencies and from upstream customers who demand compliance with increasingly […]
Inventory Tracking & Materials Traceability Using Barcodes
required to maintain materials traceability records, ready for a recall? electronic traceability records replace paper-based systems using barcodes for accurate inventory tracking, and materials traceability
Should You Have A UDI System Now?
Last month, the UDI conference was held in Baltimore, MD. to educated medical device manufacturers about the the mandatory FDA rule coming in late 2011. The FDA Unique Device Identification (UDI) Rule will establish a single device identification system that is consistent, unambiguous, standardized, and global. All manufacturers of medical devices will be required to […]
RFID – It’s Here and It’s Promising
When you think of RFID and find yourself saying, “…don’t use it, aren’t going to start”, then you may be surprised just how much RFID plays a role in YOUR everyday life already. Some common applications we see are at highway tolls. Using RFID transponders, cars pass through and pay without stopping. My dog has […]