Fresh foods companies are focused on improving their business processes in the areas of product identification, data transport through electronic data interchange (EDI) and ecommerce applications, and the utilization of emerging technologies like GS1 DataBar barcodes and RFID to realize efficiency benefits. To that end, the following tools and resources are available to help you establish these transformations in your business.

• New- North American Industry Guidance for Standard Case Code Labeling for Extended Product Attributes
• The U.S. Seafood Traceability Implementation Guide
• GS1 Traceability Guide for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
• Produce Traceability Initiative Best Practice Documents
• mpXML Traceability Guide
• mpXML Data Synchronization Guide

"How to" information and Documents

• Importance of Unique Identification of all Fresh Food products
  
  • From Generic U.P.C. to Brand Owner-Specific U.P.C
  • Unique Product Identification Addresses Various Business Process Needs
• Achieving Whole Chain Traceability in the US Food Industry
• GS1 DataBar for Produce
• How to Build a GS1 GTIN into a GS1 DataBar for Produce
• How to Build a GS1 GTIN into a GS1-128 for Produce
• GTIN and Barcode Translation Worksheet
• Nutrient Guide Use of the INFOODS Code Set

White Papers

• Industry Roadmap: Building the Fresh Foods Supply Chain of the Future
• New White paper- Integrated Traceability in Fresh Foods: Ripe Opportunity for Real Results
• How GS1 Standards Support Critical Tracking Events
• From Port to Port: Moving Products Across Borders with Greater Visibility and Efficiency
• Improving The Cut Flower Importing Process
• Improving the Meat and Poultry Exporting Process
  

Video

• Food Traceability and Safety: Dr. Jennifer McEntire, Institute of Food Technologists

• JemD Farms: Greenhouse grower leads the way with GS1 Standards and the Produce Traceability Initiative to achieve whole chain traceability
  Read how JemD Farms, partnering with GS1 US Solution Partner, HarvestMark®, implemented case-level traceability, using GS1 Standards for end-to-end visibility from greenhouse to retailer.
• Frontera Produce: Traceability from Field to Store
  See how this fresh produce leader gained visibility into its supply chain with GS1 barcodes and EPC-enabled RFID tags.
• Growers Express: Express Route to Traceability
  Learn how a large grower of leafy greens and other vegetables took produce traceability literally into the field using GS1 Global Trade Item Numbers to improve food safety.
• Paramount Citrus: Controlling Its Destiny
  See how a trusted supplier embraced the Produce Traceability Initiative and implemented GS1 Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) for food safety.
• SunFed: Produce You Can Trust and Trace
  See how a supply chain management organization and its trading partners conducted a pilot using GS1 Standards for whole chain traceability.
• Tracing Grapes from Chilean Field to U.S. Grocery
  See how a traceability pilot implemented the PTI labeling and communications standards to follow red and green seedless grapes from Chile to retail stores across the Southern United States.
• Unified Foodservice Purchasing Co-op: Putting Traceability to the Test
  Read how multiple trading partners achieved visibility of products throughout the supply chain using GS1 Standards for traceability.

GS1 US Tools

• Data Driver is an easy-to-use online tool that allows you to quickly and accurately create and manage GTINs as well as print U.P.C. barcodes.
• Rapid Recall Exchange is an award-winning online service enabling prompt, accurate, and secure product recall and market withdrawal notifications between retailers/wholesalers and suppliers.