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Case Date Coding – An Overview
Dec 2, 2008 : Download the Case Date Coding Webinar Presentation [279kb PDF]
Manufacturers and retailers are concerned with improving the flow of goods through the supply chain to both minimize waste and to reduce costs. In Canada, specific date information needs to be included on cases within the supply chain to minimize waste and spoilage, allow for efficient stock rotations, and to preserve product quality and freshness. While some manufacturers are already providing secondary date information – such as production, expiration, and/or best before dates – dates need to be clearly available on cases in an industry-wide standard format, in both human readable and machine readable formats.
Manufacturers, retailers and distributors alike recognize the value of developing case date coding standards based on the GS1 System of standards.
With this in mind, industry led the development of the Implementation Protocol for Case Date Coding of Date Sensitive Products – an initiative endorsed by the Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors (CCGD) and the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG). Manufacturers represented by Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) also support the need for a standard implementation protocol for case date coding. The FCPC will endorse the Protocol on behalf of its members once Canadian and U.S. business case date coding practices are aligned.
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