The invention provides method to survey handling of a medical or biological product said method comprising use of a label for labelling a container suitable for containing said material, said label provided with information suitable for identifying said material, said label also provided with a monitoring device, and a reader capable of providing a read-out of said monitoring device, wherein said monitoring device is provided with data suitable for identifying said material, and said monitoring device is capable of recording handling conditions that may be detrimental to the quality of said material, and said reader is capable of providing a warning signal when said handling conditions have been detrimental to the quality of said material. Such medical products may be blood and/or blood products and other bio-materials like cells, tissues or organs, antibodies, antigens, hormones, (recombinant) peptides or proteins, or pharmaceutical preparations such as drugs, vaccines, antibodies, hormones, proteins, peptides and small molecules. The invention also provides a label for labelling a container such as a blood bag comprising label information suitable for identifying a biological component, a monitoring device, such as an electronic article surveillance (EAS) device and optionally means through which tampering with said label is made evident.
