Applied DNA Sciences Inc (APDN)

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Did someone say UID?

Tobacco tracking and tracing remains a controversial issue, and the World Health Organization has set up a working group to see how well national governments implement these systems.

The decision was taken at the first Meeting of the Parties (MOP1) to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Protocol this week, where strong words were spoken about the tobacco industry’s influence on both track-and-trace implementation and illicit trade.

The group will specifically tackle track-and-trace and unique identification (UID) marking covered by the Protocol, intended to track the product from the point of production to the first point of sale, and is with producing a comprehensive report on good practices by the next MOP conference in November 2020.

That will include whether domestic systems implemented by parties to the treaty are compliant with the overarching aim of allowing governments to tell where a pack was produced, by which company, for which intended market, and through which route of supply... From May 20 next year, all packs on sale in the UK will have to carry at least five security features, including overt, semi-covert and covert elements to meet the TPD requirements.

https://www.securingindustry.com/who-plans-to-monitor-tobacco-traceability-roll-out/s111/a8620/#.W8CvNWhKjIW
10/12/18 - SecuringIndustry
PS. I haven't read the FCTC Protocol, a 5 year old publication.but looks like any "WHO" Protocol not expected before 2020. Although it appears incremental steps, ie.: UK 5/20/19 timeline... Another in a long list...