FDA Needs Company Permission to Issue Food Recall?

This is slightly off GS1 barcodes but it does have to do with GS1-related barcode track

GS1 Work Group Being Formed for Traceability Standards in Healthcare

Through an email  we received from Janice Kite, Traceability Director Healthcare, GS1 Global Office, we’ve been alerted that a Work Group is being formed that would welcome your expertise if you are a

IMF Says Overall Global Economy to Grow by 0.5% in ’09 but Emerging Markets to Gain 3.3%

I think we’ve featured the writing of Thomas Watson of Canadian Business Online in the

GS1 Global Office’s Post On Country Of Origin Code Confusion

I received this from the folks at the GS1 Global Office. It is a detailed and handy summary

FDA UDI Draft Guidance Info and Docket Link

I summarized the recent FDA UDI meeting but I neglected to provide names and links for those of you who missed it, weren’t invited, weren’t able to attend or simply didn’t catch the importance of it at the time. The UDI is officially called

GS1 UK Survey Says RNs Spend Hour a Day Looking for . . . ‘pumps, drip stands, thermometers, keys, and mattresses’

This GS1 UK co-sponsored survey of 1,000 nurses confirms something everyone who has ever been in a hospital

GS1 and FDA Shine At The FDA’s UDI Meeting Last Week

Loftware was invited to and attended last week’s official gathering for the FDA UDI initiative. We listened to a lot of our customers — most every major player there is a customer — and others talk about the FDA’s position and what these various folks think the FDA should do.

A Real-Time Barcode Clock

If you’re in the product ID business, or anywhere in the supply chain for that matter, you may want to download this barcode clock by Scott Blake.

GS1 Certification Now Part of University’s Masters Programs in Australia

When they start making GS1 certification a basic part of college competency for an advanced degree, you have to know the whole idea has reached

Coca-Cola’s Emerging Markets Strategy Counters Declining Demand in Established Markets

Coca-Cola’s fourth quarter profit fell by 18%. That’s a result attributed to ‘falling demand amid a sharp global economic slowdown,” according to this news report on the IndustryWeek site. While the news item isn’t granular enough to know where Coke did well and not so well in terms of comparative absolute dollars, there’s no question [...]

Chief Investment Strategist Says Emerging Markets to Outperform All Public Equity Markets

Adrian Cronje is the chief investment strategist for Wilmington Trust in Delaware. In a far ranging conversation about the future of the economy, captured here by

GS1 US Says AMR Research VIP will Keynote its U Connect Conference June 2-5

This week GS1 US announced that Bruce Richardson, Chief Research Officer at AMR Research will present the Conference Keynote address at its annual U Connect Conference for supply-chain professionals scheduled for June 2-5, 2009,  in Orlando, Florida. You can review the entire text of the GS1 US news release here.

32 SMI Members Endorse GS1 and Dates for Global Adoption

Are you familiar with the Strategic Marketplace Initiative (SMI)?  It is, in their own words …a consortium of executives representing healthcare providers; medical products, pharmaceuticals and supply chain distribution companies; and service businesses united to reengineer and advance the future of the healthcare supply chain for the purpose of improving the overall healthcare marketplace in [...]

Implications of the FDA’s Stephen Sudlof’s Lament

This isn’t a post about the tainted US peanut butter untrustworthy supplier, per se.

Global Consumers Driving More Innovative Uses of Barcodes, GS1 And More

You have to read way, way down this article entitled, “New Danish-Californian Consortium to Develop Healthier Foods,”  to find the part

Loftware Invited to Feb. 12th FDA Workshop on Unique Device ID

We’ve been invited to come to Washington this coming Thursday to attend and participate in the Food and Drug Administration’s

Linking GS1 Barcodes, Polish Zloty, Czech Koruna and Hungarian Forint: Emerging Markets and Labeling

In Europe’s emerging markets, investor optimism remains dominant…
That’s a statement from a report

Lenovo, World Bank, Speak to Emerging Market Opportunities, Which Means: You Better Know Your GS1 Barcodes And Labels!

You’ve probably heard of the Lenovo Group — the world’s fourth largest maker of personal computers — or for sure you’ve heard of their laptops:

GS1 Healthcare Small Instrument Marking Work Group Seeks Participants

GS1 has issued a Call-to-Action seeking experts and interested parties to

Reader Informs Us of Online QR Codes News, Video and Forum Site

In case you’re not in the habit of scanning reader