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FOOD AND BEVERAGE TRADE ITEM EXTENSION v. 2.1

Problem Statement

  1. The inclusion of data requirements from food service manufacturers, distributors and operators will facilitate communication across the entire food service and food retail Supply Chain.
  2. Due to government requirements manufacturers, distributors and retailers must identify nutritional requirements.
  3. The current differences in the identification of ingredients, nutrients, allergens, additives etc. are mostly caused by simple languages translation issues. This forms a blockade for this information to be passed on through the GDSN network and amongst international active trading partners.
  4. The EU is in the process of allowing for pilots that facilitate an e-label as an addition to the physical label
  5. Product labels have reached their limitation in readability due to the vast amount of information that is to be printed on the label.
  6. The intolerance of people to allergic substances is rising fast and thus the importance of standardized information gathering to ensure availability to the public is evermore increasing.
  7. The relation between food and health (obesity, health claim) is attracting more and more attention and requires uniform and standardized information exchange between trading partners and public bodies.


Objective

This BMS contains the detailed design of the specific information that needs to be communicated for food & beverage products, in order to meet the requirements in the referenced BRAD.

Audience

  • Food service and food retail manufacturers
  • Food retailers
  • Food service operators
  • Datapools
  • Trade bodies


Business Context


Industry: All
Geopolitical: All
Product: Food, Beverage and Tobacco
Process: Aign_Trade Item
System Capabilities: EAN.UCC
Official Constraints: None
Roles: All

Note: The above context set is used to create a unique namespace for the extension. The applicable industries for this extension based on ISIC classification are:

  • Manufacture of Food Products and Beverages
  • Wholesale Trade and Commission Trade, Except of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles
  • Retail trade, Except of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles, Repair of Personal and Household goods
  • Hotels and Restaurants

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Date of Publication: June 2007
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