RFID for Animals, Food, & Farming—the Largest Market of All

The report takes a balanced view of some changes of course in the industry. For example, it explains the Electronic Product Code (EPC) but also discusses the concern of many in East Asia that the EPCglobal organization and product specifications are too expensive for management of the food supply chain and the resulting emergence of the locally managed Universal Product Code and specifications now being trialed by governments in seven East Asian countries.