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Standards provide a common global language that allow businesses to identify, capture, share and use key information about products, locations, assets and more. By enabling access to accurate, complete and robust data, GS1 Standards make it possible for the right product to be in the right place at the right time.

GS1 Standards recommended sequence of use is identify, capture, share and use.

Identify
  • GS1 Identification Keys enable organizations to identify products, services, locations and more across the supply chain efficiently.
Capture
  • GS1 Capture Standards enable organizations to carry critical data globally to improve supply chain efficiency.
Share
  • GS1 share standards include standards for master data, transactional data, physical event data and communication standards for sharing this information between applications and trading partners.
Use
  • With GS1 Standards, businesses can combine different GS1 standards to streamline business processes such as traceability, inventory management, product recalls and much more.
Resources and Tools

Standards in Action

Current Standards Initiatives

Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI)
A North American Industry-led effort to enhance traceability throughout the entire produce supply chain.
Case Date Coding
Grocery and foodservice industry-wide standard relating to case date coding within the supply chain.
Traceability
This GS1 global standard assists standard assists organisations and industries in the design and implementation of traceability systems based on the GS1 system of standards.
Sustainability
GS1 provides a common set of standards to share sustainability information widely, both for B2B and B2C purposes.
Transition to 2D Barcodes
Canadian Pharmacy sector and Cannabis product category are transitioning to GS1 DataMatrix to enhance safety and improve supply chain.
Canadian Standards - Based Industry Managed Solutions
Saving trading partners time and money through streamlined access to accurate, bilingual and standardized data and images through the use of industry managed solutions at GS1 Canada.