RFID chip implants linked to cancer in animals
The findings from studies dating from the 1990s up to last year suggesting implanted chips "induced" malignant tumors in some lab mice and rats are by no means conclusive (even in the case of animals), but raise serious question marks about the FDA's decision to approve the implantation of RFID chips, a decision that gave the go-ahead to controversial human chipping firm VeriChip in 2005.
Almost 2,000 glass-encased RFID transponders have been implanted in humans worldwide, according to figures from VeriChip. The firm maintains that its technology is safe. VeriChip
said that other studies have concluded that microchip implants do not trigger malignant tumors in animals.
this kind of negative publicity spells the beginning of the end for VeriChip and their plans to chip us all like barcoded packages of meat
1. VeriChip is safe and has been cleared by the FDA as a Class II Medical Device.
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