VeriChip's On-Again Off-Again FDA Approval Apparently On-Again

from the follow-the-trail dept

Wed, Oct 23rd 2002 2:19am — Mike Masnick

A few weeks back we wrote about the VeriChip saga (where a company wants to implant chip's into people for a whole variety of reasons) where it appeared the company twisted the words of the FDA to make it appears as thought they had FDA approval for the device. The FDA turned around and said they never granted such approval and, in fact, they were now investigating the company. Well, the saga continues, as the company is claiming (yet again) that they have FDA approval, though, it's a little confusing as to whether or not that's really accurate. In fact, the article suggests that ADS (the company that makes the VeriChip) may have violated the FDA approval already in describing the device as a "medical device" in the press release for the approval. Either way, it does make you wonder why anyone would trust a company with a known history of misleading the public about FDA approvals to implant a hunk of silicon in his or her body.

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Janice Jennings, 2 Dec 2003 @ 6:29pm

VERICHIP ILLEGAL IMPLANTATION...you could be next
please push for legislation that make Applied Digital Solutions strictly liable for illegal implantation of verichip. I was illegally implanted and horrible stuff is done to me.
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- Charles Police, 22 Oct 2004 @ 8:46am
  
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  Hi, well, the verichip, and other chips alike are for safety, health care, etc.,... Ah, Ah, Ah, it is the opposite: you see, now the terrorists and criminals, who are always a step ahead in the tecnology field, will have a mean of knowing exactily where their victims, and worse, their hunters also, are. Than you Verishit company for the increase of insecurity in the society! The president of Verichip-Veryshit rigt now for jail! Who is behind this stupidity( of course tecnology is good when well used)?
  Regards,
  Charles
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  - alejandro guerrero "alex", 16 Mar 2007 @ 8:46pm
    
    Re: Re: VERICHIP ILLEGAL IMPLANTATION...you could
    please help i'm so spiritually drained by this thing they put it in me against my will during the night while locked up in a hospital for a week and comiting no crimes whatsoever to anyone please give me guidance use me as a message live record it i don't care if it kills me it'll be worth it to the next generation and all of the children in this county and possibly the world hurry please hurry
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- alejandro guerrero, 16 Mar 2007 @ 8:43pm
  
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  please help me get this thing out i'm only 23 and you probably don't know what i've been through too or have you i have no answers and need guidance please put up with me and try i'm truly a nice gifted spirit that they're turning into a nightmare 630-516-9930 17w361 stillwell oak brook terrace, il 60181 hurry running out of time soon
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alejandro guerrero, 16 Mar 2007 @ 8:40pm

Yoooooooooooo what do i do ASAP
i've been implanted illegally with no one's consent please help me leave this horrible nightmare so i can get on with my life my way peacefully
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- Anonymous Coward, 11 Sep 2007 @ 2:53pm
  
  Re: Yoooooooooooo what do i do ASAP
  have it removed
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- Anonymous Coward, 11 Sep 2007 @ 2:54pm
  
  Re: Yoooooooooooo what do i do ASAP
  as quickly as possible
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- Anonymous Coward, 11 Sep 2007 @ 2:55pm
  
  Re: Yoooooooooooo what do i do ASAP
  http://www.geocities.com/robkettenburg/02-930.html
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  - Anonymous Coward, 11 Sep 2007 @ 3:00pm
    
    Re: Re: Yoooooooooooo what do i do ASAP
    check this link out, it iis another like yours. You may concider going to Mexico to have a surgery. there, you can find a doctor who you can talk to and who will do things how you want them at an affordable price. i know first hand. god bless.
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- kelly wallace, 16 Nov 2008 @ 2:58pm
  
  Re: Yoooooooooooo what do i do ASAP
  what do i do. i believe i have a microchip illegally installed in me in the middle of the night. i m constantly being tracked and stalked and assaulted.
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Deepthi, 11 Dec 2007 @ 3:51am

You should not get this implanted as the Bible says
whoever does this implantation goes to hell. This was written thousands of years back. Its no coincidence.
I hope you all will be wise and do not fall into the devil's trap. If you don't believe , get a bible and read it.
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