Day: September 16, 2007

VeriChip Defends the Safety of Implanted RFID Tags

There is no evidence, the company maintains, to support the notion that implanting RFID chips in animals or humans causes tumors. By Claire Swedberg Sept. 12, 2007—News reports linking implanted RFID transponders to tumors in lab mice are erroneous and misleading, according to Applied Digital Solutions, a manufacturer of implantable RFID tags, and two of its subsidiaries, Digital Angel and VeriChip. The companies claim there is no evidence to support the notion that the injection of RFID chips under the skin causes tumors of any sort. They bolster this assertion by noting that the Food and Drug

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Media reports on microchips and cancer worry readers

Here’s the bottom line: Veterinarians have been microchipping dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits and horses for more than 25 years now, and there has not been a single published study by a veterinarian confirming that microchips cause cancer in companion animals. Dr. Larry McGill, of Salt Lake City, UT, of the American College of Veterinary Pathology and also chairman of the American Veterinary Medical Association Member Services Committee, concedes that rumors about microchips causing cancer have persisted for years For more info click here 

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