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GS1 RFID Implementation Guidelines Launched
Aug 8, 2016GS1 Australia officially launched the new Apparel RFID Implementation Guidelines to provide retailers and suppliers in the Australian apparel, fashion and footwear industry with best practice guidance on RFID implementation based on global ...
Tags: RFID, GTIN, supply chain efficiency
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GS1 Australia and ApicsAU Get Together for Supply Chain Best Practices
Apr 15, 2016GS1 Australia and apicsAU have announced a collaboration to share expertise, foster research, promote best practices and professional membership to the Australian supply chain community. apicsAU is a non-profit, membership community ...
Tags: GS1 Australia, ApicsAU, Supply Chain
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Barcodes Now Required for Google Shopping Data Feeds
Oct 13, 2015The official Google Commerce blog recently published a post outlining that effective 15 September 2015, Google requires all shopping data feeds to contain a GTIN (Global Trade Item Number).This means that all sellers need to include GTIN ...
Tags: Google, barcode, Shopping Data Feeds
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Elvis Isn't Alive and Barcodes Hide Country of Origin
Apr 3, 2015Barcodes look mysterious. And every now and then an urban myth grows and develops about one or other of their numbers and/or stripes. The most enduring is that barcodes hold insider information about a product’s country of origin. ...
Tags: Elvis, GS1 Barcodes, Packaging
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Two Landmark Research Projects to Improve The Safety of Fresh Produce
Jan 20, 2015University of Sydney-based research centre the Fresh Produce Safety Centre has launched two landmark research projects, which it says are aimed at improving the safety of Australian and New Zealand fresh produce. Australian Food News ...
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Buying Organisations Are Now Using GS1 Australia's Smartmedia Service
Nov 28, 2014In addition to Woolworths, Coles, and Metcash, Bidvest, NAFDA, Ausfec Limited, FoodTraders, OfficeMax, Staples, Office National, HealthShare NSW, SP Health and many other buying organisations are now using GS1 Australia’s SmartMedia ...
Tags: SmartMedia service, visually engaging, digital assets, Service
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Wedderburn Has Formalised Its Commitment to The GS1 Alliance Partner Program
Aug 26, 2014Wedderburn has formalised its commitment to the GS1 Alliance Partner Program, entering as an Associate Alliance Partner. "Wedderburn’s announcement to enter into the GS1 Australia Alliance Partner program is a great asset to the ...
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From 0 to 5 Billion Scans a Day
Jun 30, 2014The barcode was invented at Westinghouse in 1930 by John Kermode, Douglas Young and Harry Sparkes. The first patent for a barcode, US Patent #2,612,994, was issued to inventors Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver on 7 October, 1952. The ...
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Food Safety, Product Tracing and Product Recalls Are at The Forefront of Industry Concerns
Apr 24, 2014Food safety, product tracing, and product recalls are currently at the forefront of both government regulations and industry concerns around the world as the industry prepares for new regulations around certain non-food, non-healthcare ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Food safety
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The Traceability Expert Group Recognised The Adoption of GS1 Standards as a Best Practice
Apr 23, 2014As the industry prepares for upcoming consumer safety regulations around certain non-food, non-healthcare products, the Product Traceability Expert Group, set up by the European Commission in 2011, recognised the adoption of GS1 Standards ...
Tags: Service
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The Recall Process Will Become Streamlined with GS1 Recallnet Healthcare Having Gone Live
Apr 3, 2014The recall process for therapeutic goods in the Australian healthcare sector is set to become streamlined with GS1 Recallnet Healthcare having gone live. Developed over four years by GS1 Australia in association with the National E-Health ...
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RAMP RFID Announced The Launch of The Xterprise Clarity Solution for Item-Level RFID
Jan 21, 2014Specialist RFID solution provider and GS1 Business Alliance Partner RAMP RFID has announced the launch of the Xterprise Clarity Solution for item-level RFID to the Australian retail sector. GS1 Australia, Motorola, NRA and RAMP RFID are ...
Tags: Service
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GS1 Has Received Accreditation by The US FDA as Issuing Agency for UDI
Jan 17, 2014Global standards organisation GS1 has received accreditation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as issuing agency for unique device identifiers (UDI). Global GS1 Standards meet the government’s criteria for UDI and will ...
Tags: FDA Accreditation, GS1
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The GS1 GoScan Smart Device APP Provides a 'game Changer'
Nov 8, 2013The GS1 GoScan smart device app that enables consumers to know if a food product suits their special dietary needs with a simple scan of a barcode has been acknowledged as a 'game changer' – shifting the power to the consumer via ...
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The GS1 Institute Designs Ndustry Training Packages and Delivers Trusted Knowledge
Sep 13, 2013The GS1 Institute designs industry training packages and delivers trusted knowledge in the supply chain to GS1 Australia members, GS1 Australia staff and academia. GS1 Australia is using its 35 years of experience in administering the GS1 ...