{"id":34899,"date":"2022-06-28T13:03:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T11:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gs1.se\/guides\/documentation\/quality-assurance-rules-for-article-information-and-barcode-quality\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:11:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:11:01","slug":"quality-assurance-rules-for-article-information-and-barcode-quality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gs1.se\/en\/guides\/documentation\/quality-assurance-rules-for-article-information-and-barcode-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality assurance rules for Trade Item Information and Barcode Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GDSN release: 3.1.33<\/sup>
Valid from: 2025-11-15
Version: 3.1<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Version history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Version<\/th>Modifying<\/th>Owner<\/th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
3.1<\/td>736029<\/a> – New rule
736030<\/a> – New rule
736031<\/a> – New rule
736032<\/a> – New rule
736033<\/a> – New rule
735502<\/a> – New rule
736035<\/a> – New rule
735009<\/a> – Updated<\/td>		C.Brander<\/td>2025-11-15<\/td><\/tr>
3.0<\/td>735510<\/a> – Updated<\/td>C. Brander<\/td>2025-09-01<\/td><\/tr>
2.9<\/td>735502 – Removed (Functional name, T0018)
735501<\/a> – Updated
735521<\/a> – Updated<\/td>		C. Brander<\/td>2025-06-30<\/td><\/tr>
2.8<\/td>736005<\/a> – Updated
735604<\/a> – Updated
735502<\/a> – Updated<\/td>		C. Brander<\/td>2024-11-18<\/td><\/tr>
2.6<\/td>736009<\/a> – New rule
736010<\/a> – New rule
736007<\/a> – New rule
736008<\/a> – New rule
735004<\/a> – Addition
735009<\/a> – Addition<\/td>		C. Brander<\/td>2024-03-06<\/td><\/tr>
2.5<\/td>735502<\/a> – Changed name<\/td>C. Brander<\/td>2023-11-20<\/td><\/tr>
2.4<\/td>735511 <\/a>– Updated T-number
736003<\/a> – Updated T-number
736004<\/a> – Updated T-number
736005<\/a> – Updated T-number and definition of Lactose<\/td>		C. Brander<\/td>2023-05-22<\/td><\/tr>
2.3<\/td>736005<\/a> – Code value updated<\/td>C. Brander<\/td>2023-02-25<\/td><\/tr>
2.2<\/td>736002<\/a> – Changed code value Halal
736005<\/a> – Code values updated <\/td>		C. Brander<\/td>2022-11-23<\/td><\/tr>
2.1<\/td>735004<\/a> – Deleted text
735506<\/a> – Moved rule from Measurements to Product information
735506<\/a> – Clarification regarding variable-weight goods
735538 – Removed rule
735539<\/a> – Clarification
735601<\/a> – Revision of symbols
735700<\/a> – Updated with link to code list
735904<\/a> – Clarification regarding component
736001<\/a> – New rule
736002<\/a> – New rule
736003<\/a> – New rule
736004 – <\/a>New rule
736005<\/a> – New rule
736006<\/a> – New rule
Section 3.1 – <\/a>Change of name
Appendix 1<\/a> – Updates according to changed rules
Appendix 2 – Removed<\/td>		C. Brander<\/td>2022-05-21<\/td><\/tr>
2.0<\/td>735511<\/a> j.) – Clarification that point j also applies to a set of different products
735542<\/a> h.) – Clarification regarding the use of punctuation marks
735546<\/a> c.) – Revision to the rule to adapt quality assurance to the new system
735903<\/a> a-c.) – Correction of results lt to comply with Open Jar rule and addition of a new code value.
Appendix 2<\/a> – Addition of the Packaging marked label accreditation code, “Plastic in product”.<\/td>		L. Roth<\/td>2021-09-28<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1. Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This section describes the controls and rules included in the quality assurance and the attributes that are affected. The assessment of each rule and the status that can be given are also described.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The quality assurance rules and assessment criteria have been developed in collaboration with the Validoo Reference Group for Product and Data Quality. The rules are based on GS1 standards and frameworks, including the standard forTrade Item information: Guideline Trade Item Information<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.1 Symbols<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the quality assurance rules, the following symbols will be used to indicate if the rule refers to quality assurance on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n