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The result was keep. John254 00:14, 6 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Is this really important/notable? No sources, maybe merge into FDA article? _David^WS _(contribs) 19:59, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete (see below). Possibly speedy under WP:CSD#A1. What country's law is this about? What sort of device is it about? I haven't got a clue from reading the article. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:37, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  I would bet that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mentioned is the American one. Although I suppose most countries should have a similar government body, I don't know of any that use the same name and abbreviation. --Itub (talk) 13:18, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Note--the author is following this: sources have been provided to establish that this is indeed the FDA in the US, and that the concept exists. I would dare to guess, from looking at a couple of those FDA links, that this is notable, though you could never tell from the article, which is barely English. A quick Google search reveals no newspaper coverage, though there is lots of coverage from inside the medical and nutritional profession. I think this might be a keeper--though every single clause in the article needs to be rewritten to conform to the rules of English grammar. Drmies (talk) 05:41, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Perhaps we should userfy this... - Mgm|^(talk) 09:14, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• I agree. I think the author is on to something; let's keep it so some more work can be done. Drmies (talk) 15:37, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Surprisingly, this is actually pretty interesting. Or so it seems. :) The FDA is insisting that medical devices (noting that devices covers virtually everything that isn't pharmaceutical - bandages, beds, etc) have a unique ID, which is consistent in spite of product names or model numbers. It will standardize ordering, make recalls more effective, and improve tracking of adverse effects. There are a few good sources which should be enough to clean it up a bit, if I or another editor can grab the time. - Bilby (talk) 16:03, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• I've added a bit to the article, including some refs which should establish notability. I can't do much at the moment, but I'll try to come back to it later if it survives AfD with the changes. - Bilby (talk) 17:56, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bilby, you have done excellent work. Bravo. Drmies (talk) 00:23, 3 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Changing opinion to keep. At last we have some context, i.e. that this is about medical devices in the United States. The references indicate that this is a notable subject. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:34, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Current sourcing appears adequate to define context and notability. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 20:36, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Refs indicate notability and article has changed sufficiently to be kept. Mgm|^(talk) 00:54, 3 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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