U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The Building Momentum Toward GS1-128 Bar Code Usage

Although GS1-128 bar codes have been around since 1989, the demand for the detailed information at a case/pack level they can provide is increasing. GS1-128 bar codes can hold more information through their use of more than 100 application identifiers, making them more useful when it comes to traceability. Companies can select and encode the … Continued

Nutrition Label Update: Requirements and Regulations for Package Printing

A few years back, I wrote an article about the nutrition label update, the requirements and regulation changes that were in the works, and how they would be impacting our industry in years to come. Some time later, in May 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the new Nutrition and Supplement Facts … Continued