Source: Australian Food News

The Australian Food and Grocery Council, together with not-for-profit barcode standards body GS1 Australia, have called for industry support for their new smartphone app, GS1 GoScan, which will allow extended labelling of products via barcode scanning by consumers.

Initially available for iPhone, GoScan has the capacity to list accurately a large amount of “real time” product data to consumers, including ingredients, nutritional content, RDI information, dietary statuses such as Kosher/Halal/Organic etc, country of origin information, the presence of allergens and other health-related issues, and product descriptions and images.

AFGC Chief Executive Kate Carnell said industry has worked closely with GS1 Australia to develop and test this innovative bar code scanning technology to deliver a global food safety culture and provide more product information for consumers.

To read the full story, follow this link: www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2011/05/27/afgc-launches-food-labelling-smartphone-app.html