Drugs with ‘Made in India’ Label In Nigeria May Have Come from China

Okay, we continue to see bad actors in the supply chain and they continue to be . . .

FDA Mobile Lab Cuts Test Time from a Week to 36 Hours

This article by Elizabeth Weise of USA TODAY is worth looking at just for the graphics representing the 15 major food outbreaks in the United States dating back to 1996. It’s also

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

Buying GS1 Labels From Other Countries (Implied COO) Doesn’t Hide The Crimes: Zhang Yujun and Geng Jinping Get Death Sentences

Tainted milk products were discovered and reported in China last September. Less than five months later

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

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?

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.

Why Put Melamine in China’s Supply Chain?

This post is rated PG for parental guidance. It features this link where, in great detail, you can get an up close and personal look, literally, at how and why

Musings On GS1 Compliance, Country Of Origin In Barcodes, And Untrustworthy Suppliers

We’ve been fascinated lately by the traffic on this blog to my recent post on country of origin (COO) not being identified by the country franchise code in the GS1 barcode. The post recieves an ever larger number of fresh reads a day

GS1 Barcode Compliance: Country Origin Code Confusion Continues to Abound

I was passed the URL for this blog with a post entitled, “How To Identify Imported Goods Before Purchasing!!!!” It seems fairly certain of itself:
The first three digits of the barcode that start with either 690, 691, or 692 indicate that the product is made in China. The first three digits of the barcode that [...]

Will GS1 Compliance Solve the Question, “Where was this product made?”

Edward Skading is a senior citizen in Malaysia that is in the midst of a beef he has over a product carrying a barcode from a company in Thailand, but that he says was manufactured in Malaysia per the product’s label.