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GLOBAL ACTIVITIES
GS1 currently has 5 main global activities:
* Implementation. To further develop our capability to
assist consumers, businesses and governments worldwide, we have now defined
traceability as a business process and produced the GS1 Global Traceability
Standard, which links it to enabling technologies and relevant GS1 System
tools. In order to facilitate the implementation of traceability in your
business, you can find some implementations guidelines in this web site;
otherwise, GS1 is currently developing Traceability started kit for implementation.
If you need your business need guideline implementation, please contact
the GS1 Office nearest you.
* Conformance and certification. To insure a quality and
integrity of the traceability process implemented in the supply chain and
companies, GS1 is developing a conformance check list which defines essential
elements for the development of best practice for the global production
and distribution of trade items. For more information please contact the
GS1 Office nearest you.
* Healthcare Traceability. The Traceability in Healthcare
is being established in support of the GS1 Global Healthcare Roadmap. The
work group is a Consortium of participants from the global healthcare sector
to bring their expertise, commitment and contributions to the GS1 Healthcare
Work Team “Traceability in Healthcare”. The objective is to
enables improvement to patient safety, meets national and/or international
legal and regulatory requirements, addresses business, technical and interoperability
needs. It has been validated against GS1 Global Traceability Standard. If
you want to join the group, please contact Janice Kite at janice.kite@gs1.org.
* Fresh Product Traceability. GS1 has launch a work group
project to produce an implementation guideline that can be used by any company
implementing traceability practices in the fruit & vegetable (“produce”)
supply chain anywhere in the world. The Guidelines will identify best implementation
practices and will be based on existing GS1 standards, including the Global
Traceability Standard. If you want to join this Work group please contact
Mike Sadiwnyk at mike.sadiwnyk@gs1.org.
* Global Traceability Work Group. This is platform for
all stakeholders involved in the supply chain and in the implementation
of traceability. If you need to join the traceability workgroup please contact
traceability@gs1.org.
GS1 Traceability around the world
* GS1 Malaysia: The Malaysia Food Information and Traceability
(M-FIT) Project
The MFIT Project is a Malaysian Information Hub which links the entire food
supply chain from farms right to the consumers. This pilot has been launched
in three agriculture sub-sectors: starfruit farming, and prawn and poultry
breeding.
* GS1 Hungary: publishes book on traceability
A book entitled “Traceability through Global Standards” was
published by GS1 Hungary. The publication contains essential information
and concrete case studies for Hungarian companies.
* GS1 China: Beijing Olympic Games Provide Food Traceability Using
GS1 Standards
As they prepare to host the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in August 2008, the
Chinese government is working in cooperation with GS1 China on food safety
* GS1 Switzerland: Using traceability to fight counterfeit pharmaceuticals
A pilot project in Switzerland involving actors from all points of the healthcare
supply chain is set to study using GS1 traceability standards to fight counterfeiting.
* GS1 Netherlands: Demo puts the supply chain in the driver's seat
To increase awareness and understanding of the benefits of standards in
the fresh produce supply chain, GS1 Netherlands and long-time partners Frug
I Com and AIM Netherlands created an innovative demo.
* GS1 France: French study shows clear business benefits to traceability
programs
Beyond ensuring consumers' safety and respecting laws, a recent study commissioned
by GS1 France has unequivocally demonstrated that food supply chain traceability
programs lead to measurable business benefits and return on investment.
* GS1 Egypt leads agro-food industry with traceability solution
GS1 Egypt cooperated with the Egyptian national center for agro food traceability
(E Trace) funded by The United Nations Industrial Development (UNIDO) to
assist Egyptian farmers and exporters implement traceability and comply
with the requirements of the EU regulation no. EC178/2002.