Barcode Symbology
Foodstuffs South Island Limited, as a member of GS1 New Zealand,
fully endorses the use of appropriate barcode symbology on all
retail and distribution units.
Should a vendor, for any reason whatsoever, place a use by/best
before date on a retail unit and such a date is within 90 days of
manufacture then this information must also be placed on the
distribution unit in a "machine readable" and "human
readable" manner.
Should a vendor, for any reason whatsoever, place a use by/best
before date on a retail unit and such a date is greater 90 days of
manufacture then a standard GS1 carton barcode should be used.
This barcode should be affixed to the carton and vendors must
ensure that only one SKU with a common use by/best before date is
used on each pallet. Standards for the above symbology are
maintained by GS1 New Zealand.
