GS1-HEALTHCARE

GS1 standards for health traceability.

Definition

GS1 Healthcare manages mapping to FDA UDI, EU MDR, IMDRF, EU FMD (medicines). GS1 DataMatrix code carries GTIN + Lot + Expiration + Serial. Unique-item traceability via EPCIS 2.0 (JSON-LD).

Origin

Program launched 2005 ; GS1 General Specifications updated annually.

Example in context

A paracetamol box carries (01)05012345678905(17)260331(10)L001(21)SN12345 in DataMatrix.

Related terms

• GS1 Foodservice — other program.