Traceability
What is Traceability?
Traceability is defined as he ability to trace the history, application or location of an entity by means of recorded identification The identification and communication standards that constitute the GS1 System, and the principles on which they are designed, make them ideally suited for this purpose. Furthermore, their global reach and universal acceptance by consumers, businesses, and governments, make them uniquely positioned to facilitate the search for an appropriate response to the traceability challenge at local and international levels.
Within the GS1 Standards there are a number of symbologies and ID numbers that can help companies to share traceability information such as GS1-128 and the SSCC.