Filipino retailers and consumers would benefit from a barcode system scheduled to be implemented worldwide by 2025, according to the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA).
FILIPINO retailers and consumers would benefit from a barcode system scheduled to be implemented worldwide by 2025, according to the Philippine Retailers Association .
He added that the whole world will transition from the 1-dimensional black-and-white vertical lines to QR Code Matrix 2-dimensional barcodes. He cited that scanning the product using the new QR code system would show its ingredients, which is only one of the system’s features.CLAUDIO cited as example a QR code on a can of sardines would tell the potential buyer what type of fish is inside—“tamban or hasa-hasa [short mackerel]”—and in which sea they were caught. The latter, which is traceability, is another feature of the new QR-code system, he added.
The QR code will also lead you to the website of the manufacturer as well as a link for recipes that would suggest how you may want to cook or prepare the product, he explained. Aside from this, the code could also show calorie count and nutritional value of a product.
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