EWING, N.J., June 21, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- To
assist technology developers participating in the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA)'s New Era of Smarter Food Safety Low-or
No-Cost Tech-Enabled Traceability Challenge, GS1 US will hold a
virtual "Ask the Experts" session with four GS1 Standards experts.
The New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint specifies that
"existing consensus standards" should be used to enable
traceability and ensure systems are designed with interoperability
as a foundational component.
WHO: Four GS1 US experts will be available for questions about
the use of standards in traceability technology:
- Neil Aeschliman, Global
Standards Director, with expertise in data sharing standards such
as EPCIS (electronic product code information services)
- Marshall Keener, Director,
Community Engagement, Government Relations, with expertise in FDA
regulations, focusing on the New Era of Smarter Food Safety
initiative
- Gena Morgan, Strategic
Consultant, with expertise in traceability and EPCIS as well as
applying GS1 Standards for emerging technology including
blockchain, digital identity, Internet of Things and others.
- Liz Sertl, Senior Director,
Community Engagement, Retail Grocery, with expertise in food
traceability and recall management.
WHAT: The experts will answer questions regarding the use of GS1
Standards. GS1 Standards are the most widely used supply chain
standards in the world and include the U.P.C. (Universal Product
Code) barcode. They help enable traceability by helping to ensure
all trading partners use one common way to identify products and
locations and share data in a uniform manner.
WHEN: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 from
2:00-3:00 P.M. EST
WHERE: This is a virtual event. Attendees can register here.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS: GS1 US leads two industry initiatives—The
GS1 US Retail Grocery Initiative and the Foodservice GS1 US
Standards Initiative—to help address supply chain challenges, and
offers the GS1 US Blockchain Discussion Group for industry
stakeholders looking to explore the use of blockchain and
distributed ledger technologies for supply chain use cases. By
leveraging the power of GS1 Standards, trading partners are
achieving business process efficiencies, creating end-to-end supply
chain visibility, and improving food safety for consumers.
For more information about how GS1 Standards support improved
food traceability, please visit
http://www.gs1us.org/foodsafety.
About GS1 US: GS1 US®, a member of GS1 global, is a
not-for-profit information standards organization that facilitates
industry collaboration to help improve supply chain visibility and
efficiency through the use of GS1 Standards, the most widely used
supply chain standards system in the world. Nearly 300,000
businesses in 25 industries rely on GS1 US for trading partner
collaboration that optimizes their supply chains, drives cost
performance and revenue growth while also enabling regulatory
compliance. They achieve these benefits through solutions based on
GS1 global unique numbering and identification systems, barcodes,
Electronic Product Code (EPC®)-based RFID, data synchronization and
electronic information exchange. GS1 US also manages the United
Nations Standard Products and Services Code® (UNSPSC®). For more
information, please visit http://www.gs1us.org.
Media Contact
Kaitlin Friedmann, GS1 US,
609-620-8074, kfriedmann@gs1us.org
SOURCE GS1 US