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Changes are happening fast in food labeling due to traceability and Country of Origin requirements. Because of this, suppliers will need to start labeling their produce with the new GS1 DataBar label format by 2010. Eventually, the GS1 DataBar will replace the 4 and 5 digit PLU labels used in the past. PLU (Price Look-up) […]

Our clients who are DoD contractors ask us to help them figure out if the UID marking and reporting clause apply to items on their contracts. Defense contracts can be quite complicated so how do we know what to look for? The first thing to look for is a clause that references DFARS 252.211-7003. This […]

By John Burke – Are you having trouble with poor quality bar codes on your Kapton® (DuPont™ Kapton® polyimide film) labels? You are not alone, but – good news – there is a solution! Kapton® labels are commonly used in harsh environment labeling applications, including printed circuit board (PCB) labeling. High temperatures common in PCB processing […]

GS1, the barcode standards organization has teamed up with a number of leading food processors to come up with a standard for improving identification, tracking and traceability in the food supply chain. (As this NY Times article shows, improvements are needed fast) The initiative uses a number of existing GS1 standards and brings them together […]

 Being a barcode guy I was excited to open Google this morning to see that the Google logo had turned into a barcode! The reason for this is that 57 years ago today, the first patent for barcode technology was awarded to Norman Woodland and Bernard Silver. I was interested to read that this first […]