GS1 in Europe Fruit & Vegetables Project - Barcode & Labelling -

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1 GS1 in Europe Fruit & Vegetables Project - Barcode & Labelling - Klaus Förderer, GS1 Germany 1 st EU FRESH FORUM & ROUNDTABLE 4 December 2014, SS Rotterdam

2 Scope of the project Providing implementation guidelines according to European requirements/legislation and supporting implementation with key stakeholders. The main areas of the project are: Product identification Master data alignment Company and party identification Barcodes & Labelling Processes & EDI Tracking Tracing

3 Benefits for stakeholders Facilitate cross-border trading by avoiding national solutions. Providing a unique solution with GS1 Global Standards will decrease the period and costs of implementation. Build a better supply chain: Increase the efficiency of your supply chain Ensure fast end-to-end traceability in a cost effective way Reduce spoilage of food Meet the needs of the new consumer

4 With the support of the industry And many other stakeholders through local experts Groups: Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain,

5 Results so far Showing the value of GS1 Standards applied to the Fruit &Vegetable Sector Complete Coverage for fresh F&V within the Global Product Classification (GPC) Clear rules for GTIN Allocation How to use GLNs in your business GS1 Standard Implementation in FV V1.01.pptx

6 Integrated Guideline Our Roadmap Title Picture Publication Comments Part 1 Introduction Published Part 2 Location Identification with GLN Part 3 Product Identification with GTIN Published Published Bases on work within GS1 GO Joint work with GS1 GO Part 4 Barcodes & Labelling Part 5 GDSN Processes & EDI, Tracking & Tracing Joint work with GS1 GO 2015 Joint work with GS1 GO 2016

7 The Three Levels of Success As Fruit & Vegetable is a Global business the standardisation activities are on three levels: global GS1 Fresh Food Industry Group & IFPS -> Global consolidation & Global guidelines regional GS1 in Europe Fruits & Vegetables Project -> Consolidation of regional requirements towards Global group and regional guidelines based on Global guidelines national e.g. GS1 Germany Dutch-German F&V expert group in cooperation with FrugICom -> Consolidation of national Requirements Input to regional group, Guidelines in local language Implementation! Aim: Development of consistent global guidelines for the Fruit & Vegetable Industry GS1 Standard Implementation in FV V1.01.pptx

8 Barcodes & Labelling

9 Why addressing Labelling? No clear rules on national and international level Customer specific labels add costs in the supply chain Scanning allows optimisation in the supply chain Comply with regulations obligatory

10 Scope Labels on Consumer Units Labels on Trade Units Logistic Labels Out-of-Scope: National Solutions Prepared Fruit & Vegetables (Go FRESH!)

11 Results Consumer Unit Focus on Which Barcode to use (incl. GS1 DataBar) Barcode Quality & Placement Distinction between pre-packed, loose and pre-portioned Legal guidance incl. EU regulation 1169/2011 European Requirements consolidated and joint work to be finalised on Global level. Expected Global Guideline Q1/2015

12 Results Consumer Unit Commercial vs. Legal View:

13 Focus Trade Unit Clear rules on placement and information in barcodes form (i.e. GTIN, Lot-No., Packaging Date) Guidance on legal information on the label Guidance on label sizes (especially for RTI) Reuse existing work (e.g. US/CDN)

14 Focus Logistic Unit Clear rules on placement and information in barcodes form (i.e. SSCC and addititional information) Avoid customer-specific data like order number Reuse existing work (e.g. existing GS1 Guidelines)

15 EU Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers

16 EU Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers Reason Legislation Objective BSE in cattle, nitrofen in grain, dioxin in eggs E. coli in sprouts, to be continued 1169/2011 Improved transparency for consumers, e. g. regarding ingredients and origin of food

17 Regulations for bulk products/produce such as fresh fruits and vegetables Allergens need to be indicated The indication of allergens shall not be required in cases where the name of the food clearly refers to the substance or product concerned No indication that celery contains celery Mandatory indication of country of origin or place of provenance of unprocessed foods and single ingredient products might follow Quelle Abbildung: Joost Elffers, Gemüse-Zoo für vergnügte Köche

18 Areas of discussion Combinations like Soup Greens, Green Sauce, Mixed Herbs. No clear borderline if pre-packed or unpacked (or just protection pack). Additional regulations on especially on national level will apply.

19 Results of the GS1 in Europe Taskforce 1169/2011 Summary of the detailed GS1 in Europe Information What you need to know! Summary on distance selling (article 14) How to handle product variants when selling online? GDSN implementation guideline GDSN Implementation Guidelines for EU Regulation 1169/2011 Mandatory Information

20 Contacts Klaus Förderer GS1 Germany Pere Rosell GS1 Spain W