Source tagging is the application of
EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance) labels including 58KHz AM Anti-theft tags
and 8.2MH RF anti-theft tags onto products or packaging during the
manufacturing or packaging process. Many retail products have these EAS labels
or tags which are anti-theft devices that trigger alarms at or near store exits
when the tags have not been deactivated at the checkout. Major retailers
recently committed to chainwide implementation of EAS systems thus requiring
many of their OEM suppliers to quickly implement source tagging into their
manufacturing operations. Source tagging will benefit these retailers by giving
them the ability to have more open merchandising of high-theft products. www.cobratech.cn
