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Web Sightings
Informative and interesting industry news and views from web sites around the globe.
Look Twice: How to Protect Yourself Against Drug Tampering
Mom and dad taught you to look both ways before crossing the street, and now the Food and Drug Administration is urging you to look twice when you buy over-the-counter (OTC) drug products like cold medicines and pain relievers.
For nearly a decade, most of these products have been coming to us securely enclosed within sealed layers of plastic, tinfoil, and other forms of safety packaging, but FDA is growing concerned that all this "tamper-resistant" technology has made us just a little too complacent for our own good.
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PART 211 -- CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE FOR FINISHED PHARMACEUTICALS
Sec. 211.132 Tamper-evident packaging requirements for over-the-counter (OTC) human drug products.
(a) General. The Food and Drug Administration has the authority under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) to establish a uniform national requirement for tamper-evident packaging of OTC drug products that will improve the security of OTC drug packaging and help assure the safety and effectiveness of OTC drug products.
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Setting Your Sights on Automated Vision Systems
As packaging lines speed up, companies are turning to automated machine vision systems for the all-important inspection process.
As with most packaging trends these days, low cost and high speed are at the top of customers’ concerns when it comes to designing and implementing inspection systems. That’s why more and more companies are investing in affordable, fully automated machine vision systems that cut down on the human element. And as the demand for product leads to increased line speeds, companies are installing systems that are easier to use and contain more-diverse applications than ever.
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What is PDF417?
PDF417 is a type of 2D barcode. PDF417 is the name of a specific 2D barcode symbology just as 'Code 39' is a 1D barcode symbology.
PDF417 is the latest development in the trend to pack the greatest amount of data in the smallest space. In a very short time PDF417 has established itself as the standard 2D barcode. PDF417 is firmly established as the number one choice for most 2D applications.
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September 26-28, 2005
Las Vegas
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