RFID tagging underpants and slippers?

The Russian Government is considering RFID tagging the entire assortment of domestic light industry from underwear to coats and shoes

The Russian Government is considering RFID tagging all labels of the items of clothing and footwear which are fabricated and sold across the Customs Union member-states (including Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan), Russian daily Izvestia reported. The officials believe this is the only remedy for the plague of counterfeiting. To enter data into a tag and then read it, light industry players, customs officers, and wholesale and retail operators may be expected to purchase special devices. The Government estimates that $30+bn worth of phony clothes and shoes are shipped into Russia on a yearly basis, and volumes are swelling. According to a report by the Federal Customs Service quoted by Izvestia, about 70 million items of counterfeit products have been apprehended in Russia alone since 2007. In 2012, the Russian law enforcement confiscated more than $300,000 worth of counterfeits, followed by in excess of $170,000 in just the first six months of this year...