Prior to the acquisition,
GS1 Germany purchased 1WorldSync GmbH from 1WorldSync Holdings.
When using
GS1 Standards, the NDC is represented by a
GS1 Global Trade Item Number or GTIN.
GS1 US is perhaps most well-known as being the UPC barcode administrator, facilitating the identification and tracking of products and locations in real-time for member companies and supply chain partners.
AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson recommend suppliers refer to and implement
GS1 Standards for barcode guidance with size, placement, encoding, and more, to improve barcode quality.
Helena He, Managing Director of FrieslandCampina Hong Kong, commented on the award, 'We are honoured to be crowned as 'Diamond Award Enterprise' in
GS1 Quality Food Traceability Scheme 2018 at the first attempt that brightens our 80th anniversary celebration.
Stephane Lopez, channel director at Agena300, said, "The
GS1 standard is a mark of trust and security for distributors We bring our expertise in data standardisation and ensure updates, especially local adaptations of
GS1 from one country to another."
The activities of
GS1 Turkmenistan laboratory are aimed at the introduction of a world-wide multi-industry system of identification, bar coding and electronic communications based on
GS1 international standards.
Other topics are trends and business opportunities in the Asean food and beverage industry, threats to the food business, financial assistance for SMEs, productivity and innovation, adapting
GS1 barcodes, renewable energy and packaging and logistics services.
This allows labelling according to
GS1 standard and easy identification of the pallet via the Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC).