At the beginning of 2022, GS1 Sweden became compatible with the GS1 Global Data Model – a new data model that plays an important role in data quality within GDSN and data harmonization with the rest of the world. As a Swedish GS1 user, you now have an increased opportunity for more complete information to consumers, easier data exchange and higher data quality.
What does the update mean for you?
After May 21, we will start quality assuring the new rules included in the release. If you choose to make an update in the trade item information and publish it again, the status will change to Action needed to show that there is new information that has not yet been quality assured.
For the products that have been quality assured after 19 April 2021, this check is included in the price and you only need to make a rebooking and possibly upload a new print original, to get the new rule checked. If the product is quality assured before 19 April 2021, you need to make a new booking for quality assurance on Product Information and upload a digital print original.
If you are unsure if you need to ensure the quality of your product again, contact your buyer for further dialogue. Log in to Validoo if you want to make a new booking or rebook.
The new and updated rules apply to:
Free from
The current Packaging marked free from code (T4031) is removed and replaced by three new terms: Claim marked on package (T4311) , Nutritional claim type code (T4313) and Nutritional claim nutrient element code (T4314).
You will be able to enter labels that are not on the packaging and also fill in the code value “Less”, “Low”, “Very low” and “Contains” for each substance.
Diet labeling
New terms Is diet type marked on package (T4312). Packaging marked diet allergen code (T4028) is removed and replaced by Diet type code (T4066).
You will be able to indicate if diet labeling is indicated on the sample or if it is missing. If labeling is stated on the product sample, the code value entered in Diet type code (T4066) in the trade item information must correspond to the product sample.
Data carrier type
Data carrier family type code (T0187) is deleted and replaced by Data carrier type code (T4310) which will not be quality assured. A new rule is added that checks whether the physical barcode complies with the GS1 standard.
You who have already received a quality assurance result for barcode checking before 21 May will maintain your status. When a new barcode is submitted for quality assurance after the standard update, the new rule will be checked.
Frequently asked questions
Read our FAQ below or contact customer service and they will help you further.
I have “Free from labeling” on my products and they are already quality assured, do I still have to quality label them the new terms for “Free from labeling”?
If you choose to make an update in the trade item information and publish it again, the status will change to Action needed to show that there is new information that Validoo has not yet quality assured.
For the products that have been quality assured after 19 April 2021, this check is included in the price and you only need to make a rebooking and possibly upload a new print original, to get the new rule checked. If the product is quality assured before 19 April 2021, you need to make a new booking for quality assurance on Product Information and upload a digital print original.
If you are unsure whether you should ensure the quality of your product again, contact your buyer for further dialogue.
I have “Vegan” on my products and they are already quality assured do I have to do anything?
The code value for “Vegan” will be moved from Packaging marked diet allergen code (T4028) to Diet type code (T4066). As there is a new rule for quality assurance Diet type code (T4066), your quality assurance status will change to Action needed when you update your trade item information and publish it.
For the products that have been quality assured after 19 April 2021, the check of the new rule is included in the price and you only need to make a rebooking and possibly upload a new print original. If the product is quality assured before 19 April 2021, you need to make a new booking for quality assurance on Product Information and upload a digital print original. See current price list here.
I have today stated a type of diet that is not marked on the packaging, do I have to ensure the quality of my products again?
If you change your trade item information after 21 May on any of the terms included in the quality assurance and then publish about the information, your status will change to Action needed to show that there is information that GS1 has not yet quality assured. This means that if after 21 May you update the new term Is diet type marked on package (T4312) or existing term Diet type code (T4066) and publish the information, the status will change to Action needed. To get the status OK again, GS1 needs to make a check of the new rule, which means that you make a free rebooking that applies to the products that have been quality assured after 19 April 2021, otherwise you make a new booking.
If you are unsure whether you should make a new quality assurance, contact your buyer for further dialogue.
Why should you ensure the quality of Diet type code (T4066) when you have not done so before?
With GDSN release 3.1.19, several code values that were previously quality assured in the term Packaging marked diet allergen code (T4028) will be moved to Diet type code (T4066). In order to continue to be able to control these and also ensure good data quality for labeling, which is becoming increasingly important for the consumer, a new quality assurance rule is created where code values in Diet type code (T4066) are checked against labeling that is on packaging. If there is no marking on the packaging, the specified code values will give the status N / A.