China Hopes To Implement Unique Device Identifier System By Year End
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
China has been talking about implementing a UDI system to track distribution of medical devices for years. Former CFDA and U.S. FDA experts now suggest that China plans to implement such as system by year end.
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