How Do GS1 Standards Enable Traceability for Enhanced Food Safety?

Unique Product Identification

Standardized Exchange of Data

Traceability Readiness

Increasing Consumer Confidence

Unique identification of products and the standardized exchange of data about those products enable companies to be prepared for quick and precise recalls.

Businesses, trade associations, industry groups, and regulatory agencies are collaborating to drive consumer confidence in food safety. GS1 US® works with all of these stakeholders to enable product traceability and food safety using GS1 Standards.

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Fresh Foods Management Solution

5 Steps to improved traceability and related benefits

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GS1 Standards for Food Traceability

Learn key principles and best practices used for case-level traceability and how they can be implemented.

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Latest News

Optimizing Supply Chain Visibility View on GFSI.com
Advancing Food Safety with Technology and Traceability View on Food Safety Magazine
Tracing our steps: How to build an effective traceability program View on Food Safety Strategies >
Case Study: IPC/Subway Delivers the Promise of End-to-End Traceability >

Articles

How Data-Driven Is Your Supply Chain? View Modern Restaurant Management >
Food Safety Vs. Blockchain: Who Wins? View Food Safety Tech >
The Romaine Lettuce Recall — Why We Need To Work Together Yesterday To Improve Food Traceability. View Southeast Produce Weekly >

Industry collaboration

Go to the Global Food Traceability Center
Go to the Produce Traceability Initiative
Go to Rapid Recall Express^®

Questions? Contact retailgrocery@gs1us.org or foodservice@gs1us.org.