Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   Those barcodes you see on all types of packaging…are on their way out.    GS1 US the standards organization behind the barcodes….has developed a new standard which will be pushed out more widely next year.   It uses QR codes….that can deliver much more information to consumers and retailers.   Senior VP Melanie Nuce Hilton..

“Every product has a story and that story is best told through the consumer’s ability to interact with the product either at checkout or through their smartphone.  Food waste is an important issue that we’re trying to tackle as an industry and we’d love to be able to reduce food waste.   So a QR codes on a product, such as this carton of eggs right here,  it contains information about the expiration.”

The QR code can deliver information about nutrition and allergies…or even link to recipes.  

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