Gareth GARDINER JONES

Brand and Content Specialist at Markem-Imaje

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How will the FSMA, the US’ strict new traceability requirements for fresh food products impact you?

From January 2026, all US-based fresh food and drink producers and US suppliers overseas will be legally obliged to enable highly enhanced tracking of their products across the entire supply chain.
Are you aware that traditional 1D barcodes will gradually disappear from 2027?

Current 1D UPC barcodes have been used to look up price and serialize products over the last 50 years, but as demand increases for more product information on packaging, brands are switching to 2D barcodes that can store more product information for both retailers and customers to access.