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Article: Demand for new and better bar codes spurs changes in marking equipment: emerging technologies tackle coding challenges, both large and small, for foods and pharmaceuticals.(Coding Equipment)
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- Food & Drug Packaging
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- October 1, 2003
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From unit-dose packaging for pharmaceuticals to case-level packaging for food processors, coding and marking technologies are evolving to meet an expanding range of bar code requirements.
In the pharmaceutical industry, federal regulations are driving changes in ink jet and laser coding technologies and advancements in the software used to manage encoded data.
A key regulatory initiative is the Food and Drug Administration's bar code proposal, which will require pharmaceutical manufacturers to place bar codes on drug labels and/or packaging, down to the unit dose. The goal is to enhance tracking of pharmaceuticals from manufacture to point of ...