The Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) is a voluntary program developed by the Produce Marketing Association, United Fresh Produce Association, Canadian Produce Marketing Association and GS1 US to help develop a standardized industry approach to speed traceability. In 2008, an industry-wide steering committee set a series of milestones, each one specifying a date for launching various […]
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A New Push For UDI Labeling
A new bill has been introduced into the Senate this week to speed up tracking of medical devices. Although the Unique Device Identification (UDI) mandate was passed in 2007 and the FDA passed a rule on how to implement the mandate, the Office of Management and Budget still has not passed final approval. Since it’s […]
Low Cost Warehouse Management
Looking to improve the control of your warehouse in your small business? Always thought that Warehouse Management Systems were too expensive and too complicated? I had certainly subscribed to this train of thought, but my friend Peter Green at BellHawk Systems is out to prove us wrong. BellHawk tracking software has helped a lot of […]
Datamax I-Class MkII Review
The I-Class printer has been the workhorse of the Datamax line up, since it was introduced as the first of the modern machines to replace the legacy Prodigy printer. Over the years, Datamax has build up a huge I-Class installed base and it has remained a top seller even as more up to date designs […]
Implantable Chip A Possible UDI Option
An interesting option for creating a unique device identifier, or UDI, is the VeriChip microchipping system marketed by VeriTeQ. Back in 2004, the FDA approved the use of the VeriChip, a tiny implantable computer chip, for humans. The VeriChip has been in widespread use for tracking pets. With the recent breast implant scare in Europe, […]
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