What options regarding EPC tags must be given to consumers to comply with the Guidelines?
The EPCglobal Guidelines require that consumers be informed of the choices that are available to discard or remove, or in the future, disable EPC tags from the products they acquire in order to provide consumer control over the tag. In some cases, however, the tag may be embedded within the pharmaceutical product container, placed underneath the product label, or be attached to product packaging that contains information important to the consumers welfare. In these circumstances, it will be difficult to remove the tag or discard the packaging without destroying information regarding drug use, dosage, and safety information of value to the consumer. In such cases, EPCglobal members will cooperate to find ways to ensure that consumers understand prior to purchase that the pharmaceutical products packaging or labeling contains an embedded EPC tag and what options consumers have available to them.
