Canadian packaging technology firm Creo has teamed up with XINK Labs, a company that makes conducting ink for printing radio frequency identification (RFID) antennas, to address RFID tag security issues. One of the main concerns of the industry has been the ability of counterfeiters to copy RFID tags by duplicating RFID numbering schemes. The new XINK antenna inks eliminate this possibility by integrating Creo's Traceless covert tagging technology, already used for as a forensically-invisible security system for currency. These new covertly tagged flexographic ink formulations target manufactures & converters producing RFID-tagged smart packaging for use in supply chains, according to Creo. This type of smart packaging has been mandated by Wal-Mart & more recently, was recommended by the FDA for pharmaceutical counterfeit protection.
