GS1 numbering promoted to ensure food safety, traceability
The application of Global Standard One (GS1) number and bar coding is significant to getting to grips with food traceability and safety, said Nguyen Hoang Linh, Deputy Head of the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Vietnamese consumers choose products with clear origin. The application of Global Standard One (GS1) number and bar coding is significant to getting to grips with food traceability and safety. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The application of Global Standard One (GS1) numberand bar coding is significant to getting to grips with food traceability andsafety, said Nguyen Hoang Linh, Deputy Head of the Directorate for Standards,Metrology and Quality under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
He made the statement at a meeting of ASEAN GS1 barcode organisations’ leadersin Ho Chi Minh City on August 24. Theevent was attended by representatives from GS1 international, Cambodia,Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
As the largest food market in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City is working to tackle unhygienicfood, he said, adding that the city is tightening management to assure publichealth and benefits of legal food traders and producers.
At the event, participants discussed applying GS1 standards in various sectors,particularly food traceability. They said that the move helps protect therights of consumers and producers, while aiding exports to developed countries.
GS1 Vietnam is a representative organisation of GS1, and deploys the GS1 systemin Vietnam. GS1 Vietnam helps manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers andretailers apply barcode technology in their production and business activities.-VNA
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Vietnamese consumers choose products with clear origin. The application of Global Standard One (GS1) number and bar coding is significant to getting to grips with food traceability and safety. (Photo: VNA) 
