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FDA Cautions Users of Implantable Devices About RFID Hazards
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cautioning consumers with pacemakers and other implantable medical devices about the potential for interference from radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.
RFID tags are gaining widespread use in inventory control, employee identification programs and transportation fare collection systems. But, implantable medical devices can be susceptible to interference from radio frequency sources, including RFID tags, resulting in malfunctions and even device failures.
The FDA cautions consumers with such devices to be vigilant about potential interactions between their device and RFID tags, and to leave any area immediately when experiencing physical symptoms that indicate that their device is not working properly.
Our readers can view the complete text of the FDA's notice about RFID at www.fda.gov/cdrh/rfid.
This article was reprinted with permission from Conformity Magazine.
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Harsh Penalties, Swift Enforcement, In Effort to Address Product Safety Problems in China
In a series of remedial steps that have emerged due to recent scandals related to the quality and safety of products manufactured in China, the Chinese government has stepped up its regulation of food and drug makers and established new rules for the State Food and Drug Administration.
The recent execution of China's former chief food and drug regulator, Zheng Xiaoyu, for taking bribes to approve untested medicines is one of the country's strongest warnings to its own government offi cials of harsh penalties to come for future violations of this type. The capital sentence was an unusually harsh action, even for China, and it indicates the country's determination to confront its lack of product safety standards and tools of enforcement. Zheng Xiaoyu was accused of approving the sale of six medicines that were proven to be counterfeit during the course of his seven-year tenure as head of the State Food and Drugs Administration (SFDA).
A spokesperson for the SFDA said that the scandals underlined the weak institutional apparatus in China to monitor the quality of products such as food and medicine and said that the food and drug administration was taking active steps to tighten its safety procedures and create a more transparent operating environment.
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Elliott is Hiring! |
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Elliott is currently searching for talented individuals to join our team.
Please click here to see a list of current openings.
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Summer BBQs are back at Elliott Labs! |
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Please join us for our third summer BBQ on Friday, July 27, 2007 at our Sunnyvale, CA facility.
The BBQ will be fired up by noon and it is great opportunity to come out for a tasty lunch, see our world class test labs and meet some of our senior engineers and sales representatives.
We look forward to seeing you this summer!
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Did you know? |
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"802.11n Draft 2.0 products will hit the market before September?"
Source:'Wi-Fi Alliance Starts Testing Draft 802.11n Gear' by Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service -- PC World, 6/25/07
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