15.1 Food
This section includes attributes that relate to the processing and growing methods of a wide range of food products.
The Global Language of Business
15 Category Specific Attributes
This grouping includes a variety of attributes that are specific to product categories or sub-categories within the GDM.
14.2 Product Life Cycle – Business Process Notes
| BMS ID | ADB Name | ADB Business Definition | Business Process Notes |
| 144 | Product Information Effective Date/Time |
14.1 Product Life Cycle Attributes – Timeline Example
This diagram provides a high-level example showing how the exchange of product date/time attributes correlate to product life cycle events leading to (and after) product availability for consumer purchase. Actual life cycle processes and time spans will vary by product, country and customer requirements.
14 Product Life Cycle
This group of attributes may also be described as the “Date/Time” attributes. They describe dates/times associated with product life cycle events from initial development of a product through ordering and shipping, retail sales and eventual discontinuation and end of availability. These attributes allow trading partners (sellers and buyers) to communicate and coordinate the timing of commerce.
13.4 Claims and Certifications – Code List Examples
13.4.1 Genetically Modified Declaration Code
The table below includes the code list values associated with the Genetically Modified Declaration Code attribute.
13.3 Claims and Certifications– Business Process Notes
| BMS ID | ADB Name | ADB Business Definition | Business Process Notes |
| 1258 | Genetically Modified Declaration Code |
13 Claims and Certifications
This group of attributes consists of codes and statements that describe claims about a product (for example regional origin, growing/manufacturing method, ingredient purity, dietary certification, etc.) and the governing bodies that certify such claims. These values are usually governed by local or regional market regulation.