Current release information

Food, Health & Beauty

Release 16 November 2024

On November 16, there was another release of GS1 Data Source for Food, Health & Beauty and Agriculture & Fresh. Check out the key moments of this release and the changes below. 

The key moments of the release

Current release information - Afbeelding Tijdlijnrelease Datasource ENG DEF1

Main changes

  • The fields 'Code type date on packaging' (tradeItemDateOnPackagingTypeCode) and 'Consumer Usage Label Code' (enumerationValue) are now being checked as part of the data quality programme.
  • Three fields have been added to exchange the amount of animal and plant protein in food products and one field has been updated. View more information and two product examples.
  • Three fields and a code list have been added to enable the sharing of information on organic products. View more information on entering fields on organic products.
  • The instructions of the 'Consumer usage instructions' (consumerUsageInstructions) field have changed and the definitions of the codes ‘NIX18’ and ‘PREGNANCY_WARNING’ have been updated.
  • The instructions and example for completing the 'Consumer Storage Instructions' (consumerStorageInstructions) field have been updated.
  • GPC codes have been updated.
  • Validations have been added, modified and deleted.

View the data model, validation overview and data quality criteria in the usual places on the website.

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