GS1’s Country of Origin Clarification Hits Broadcast News Website

Since GS1’s Thanksgiving Eve issuance of a news release clarifying the fact that barcodes are not a reliable indicator of a product’s country of origin (COO), they have gained

GS1 Barcode Adoption in Year One a Major Goal for Start-Up

This is a post about a new (year-old) start-up company in San Antonio, Texas, you’ve probably never heard about. But I have a feeling that will change. They’re called Organic Alliance, Inc., and they are

GS1 Healthcare Conference in Vienna March 17-19, 2009 To Be Held In Hospital

If I’m reading this overview from GS1 correctly, the 13th global GS1 Healthcare Conference will be, for the first time, held in a hospital. Interesting concept,

Barcodes The New ‘Wall Art’

Still think barcodes aren’t becoming really, really hip? Then go to this link at barcode.com to see a story entitled, “Show Off Your Love of Barcodes Through Decorating.” I think the picture accompanying the story says it all, but in case it doesn’t, here’s an excerpt from the news:

GS1 Barcode, China, and Emerging Markets Labeling Opportunity

Today via Bloomberg.com comes this story by Michael Patterson all about where in the world financial experts think the best emerging market opportunities will come in

GS1 Compliance Can’t Help This: FDA Says if Label is Misleading, Product is Misbranded

Please pay careful attention to the headline on this post. The word ‘label’ and ‘misbranded’ show up in the same breath. They are definitely becoming one and the same and we have no less an authority on that than the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which, it was reported just today, has taken aim at Coca-Cola’s Diet [...]

Russia’s Emerging Market Lures Kraft, Nestle, and P&G to GS1 Labels and GS1 Barcodes

My boss Christopher Little predicted it in his December 1 post entitled, ‘The Importance of Emerging Markets Labeling & GS1 Labeling Solutions.’  Now, just a few weeks later comes a major validation that emerging markets are where major companies are going to seek growth in these economic times and

Mislabeled Medications Cause M&Ms — GS1 Label Or No.

The Joint Commission – a very powerful organization here in the US, as it provides accreditation of hospitals so they may recieve federal reimbursement for certain patient care – issued a “sentinel event alert”  about the role of HIT and what folks in the biz once used to call

10-Year Global Supply Chain Lookahead Available

Capgemini, HP and SAP, with help from GS1 and other organizations, has completed and is making available a new report entitled, “Succeeding in a Volatile Market 2018: The Future Value Chain.”

Barcoding Yourself to Promote Your . . . Self. (But You’ll Be Out of GS1 Spec.)

OK, this is creeping me out a little. But you had to know it was only a matter of time. Thanks to this blog post, I was alerted to this new company called W-41 based in Europe. From them you can buy clothing with your own

Do Business in Australia? Fast Forward to March 2009!

A few hours ago, iTnews in Australia, which provides breaking IT news for Australian businesses, published

Traceability via GS1 Label System a ‘Business Imperative’ Says PMA’s Silbermann

Bryan Silbermann is the President of the Produce Marketing Association (PMA). As such, I suppose it might be easy for folks in medical devices and products to dismiss his statements about traceability.

GS1 to Present at ‘Privacy by Design’ Event?

From Toronto yesterday (December 11) over Newswire came a press release about an upcoming January 28th, 2009, event called “Privacy by Design”

GS1 Barcode Systems Dominate Emerging Markets Labeling. Do You?

Here’s a list of GS1 worldwide sites. Note that a large number of them are in emerging markets. Why the widespread and relatively fast, total (and federal) adoption of GS1 compliance and GS1 barcode laws in all these places?

Here Comes the Judge: Legal Advocate Slams COO Confusion

Steve Lombardi is an attorney. Writing for a site called InjuryBoard.com – which has a tag line ‘Promoting Safety, Protecting Rights’ — Mr. Lombardi has posted an opinion piece with this title: Product Label Codes: On what grocery store shelf is melamine hiding?

UK VC Firm Signals It Understands Emerging Markets – GS1 Labeling Systems, too?

If you’re familiar with venture capital patterns here in the U.S., you know that as of late, it has been difficult to raise funds and even harder to present a domestic opportunity that makes the investment partners even the least bit

Premier Sends GS1 Message to Suppliers: Now’s the Time!

I can’t tell you my sources, but I have in hand here a copy of a letter by Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P. (“Premier”) to its suppliers, dated December 1st.

95% of Americans Want COO Labeling On Packaged And Processed Foods But Wait . . . There’s More.

[Editor's note: the country of origin (COO) label issue continues to gain momentum. We've touched on labeling COO in a number of posts and examined the topic, both its myths and realities. This latest post by Sterling raises the bar further on this because

Canada Cool to COOL; Seeks WTO Intervention with U.S.

Just off the wire, courtesy of AgWeb.com: Canada has filed a request with the WTO for consultations with the U.S. over the mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) law.

The Importance of Emerging Markets Labeling & GS1 Labeling Solutions

This is a topic to which I will be returning frequently in the coming months: the impact and importance of emerging markets. Global recession or no, the world is flat with respect to supply chains and that means how you think about