The FDA is currently exploring a track and trace system for prescription drugs through the supply chain. At a recent FDA track-and-trace workshop in … [Read more...]
Fighting Counterfeit Medications
March 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
According to a recent survey by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and Pfizer, about two-thirds of the retail and hospital pharmacists … [Read more...]
Should You Have A UDI System Now?
January 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Last month, the UDI conference was held in Baltimore, MD. to educated medical device manufacturers about the the mandatory FDA rule coming in late … [Read more...]
Finally, Food Safety Legislation Passes
December 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The food safety legislation that was stalled at the end of November due to a tax glitch was unanimously approved by the Senate this past Sunday … [Read more...]
GS1 Datamatrix Barcode and UDI
November 3, 2010 By 1 Comment
The GS1 128 barcode has become a standard in many industries for allowing data to be encoded into barcodes using standard formats so that the data can … [Read more...]
Food Safety Can Yield Productivity Benefits
September 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Growers, harvesters, manufacturers, packagers, and shippers are part of the complex food supply chain that is responsible for delivering safe food to … [Read more...]
Progress on the Food Safety Act
August 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Senate's version of the food safety bill introduced last year - S.510 - looks like it finally has enough bipartisan agreement on key issues and … [Read more...]
E-Pedigree Model for Pharmaceuticals in the Works
May 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The GS1 Healthcare group has put into place a supply chain model for the pharmaceutical industry as part of its 2015 Readiness program. The model uses … [Read more...]
Food Safety Legislation Expected To Pass Soon
April 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) could be on the President's desk within a few weeks. The bill was unanimously voted out of committee in … [Read more...]
Why talk UDI with us at BIOMEDevice Show
March 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Although the UDI rule will not become mandatory until 2013, this is a good time to start thinking about what changes you need to make to your labeling … [Read more...]
