Meat and Poultry
Working towards a safer and more efficient supply chain
Food safety, product tracing, and product recalls are among the top challenges for the fresh foods supply chain. GS1 US offers standards and solutions to enhance current business processes to address these challenges. To promote broader standards adoption, companies doing business in the meat and poultry industry are encouraged to adopt the following guidance:
GS1 DataBar Sunrise for Fresh Food Categories: January 1, 2014
GS1 US recommends that retailers, including those selling fresh foods in meat, poultry and fish categories, consider preparing point-of-sale hardware and software systems to scan and process
GS1 DataBar barcodes and 14 digit
Global Trade Item Numbers by January 1, 2014.
Meat and Poultry Industry Ecommerce
The Meat and Poultry B2B Data Standards Organization (mpXML) is pioneering the development and use of the standards that support ecommerce across all segments of the meat and poultry supply chain. Learn more about current food safety, other initiatives, and read the Implementation Guide for GS1 GDSN Data Alignment of Meat and Poultry Trade Items as well as the mpXML Traceability Guide published in June 2010 by visiting the
mpXML website.
Meat and Poultry Advocates/Partners
GS1 US works closely with industry associations to connect communities, identify and resolve industry issues, and share best practices. We value our relationships with the following industry groups:
Learn more
The following GS1 US programs, educational materials, and events help companies in the meat and poultry industry learn more and implement GS1 Standards: