RegardingID Archive | RFID Newsflash -- SK Government will Recommend Tagging Whiskey Blends

Thursday, August 2, 2007

The Korea Times and RFID Update reporte that next year the South Korean government will recommend to local whiskey distillers that they RFID tag bottles of 21-year-old blends.

The idea, according to RFID Update, “is to curb counterfeit and allow consumers with RFID-enabled cell phones to scan a bottle’s chip to have its authenticity validated in real-time.”

Impinj simplifies EPC management for retail brand owners

Impinj introduced Monza Self-Serialization, a chip-based EPC serialization method supported on ultra-high frequency RFID inlays powered by the Monza 5 tag chip.

Monza Self-Serialization generates a unique Serialized Global Trade Item Number (SGTIN) directly from each tag chip. This chip-based serialization simplifies EPC serial number management, giving retail brand owners the flexibility to decide when, where and how they manage the item-level tagging process across their supply chain.

Buffalo libraries deploy RFID self-checkout system

The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, New York has started using a self-checkout system that makes use of RFID technology, according to a local news report. In the past, if patrons wanted to check out a book or CD, they had to wait for a librarian to do it for them.

Korean government reduces food waste with RFID

SK Telecom, headquartered in South Korea, has designed an RFID disposal management system that will encourage citizens to recycle and reduce the amount of daily food waste, according to Earth911.com.

Fastrac RFID installed for convenience at Ontario libraries

Vaughan Public Libraries in Ontario, Ca. are in the final stages of implementing the Fastrac RFID system.

The Fastrac RFID will provide greater convenience to patrons, time savings for the staff and additional security for the library itself. Provided by the partnership between VTLS and mk Sorting Systems, the installation will include several self-checkout kiosks, staff stations, RFID gates, tagging stations, tagging wands and tags.

Researchers test new whisky authentication method

Scientists at Strathclyde University in Glascow, Scotland, have found new ways to test the validity of Scotch whiskey.

The Engineer reports that researchers from the university’s Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry have been able to distinguish authentic Scotch from counterfeit Scotch using mid-infrared spectrometry in conjunction with immersion probes that have optical fibers.

RFID market expected to reach USD $18.7 Billion by 2017

The world market for RFID technology is projected to reach USD $18.7 billion by the year 2017, according new research announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc..

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RFID Newsflash -- SK Government will Recommend Tagging Whiskey Blends