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Barcodes > 13
The '''majority of product codes''' are following EAN-13 standard, and, as such, are '''13 chars length'''.
The '''majority of product codes''' are following EAN-13 standard, and, as such, are '''13 chars length'''.
As of 2022-04-06, Open Food Facts contains more than 12,000 products (~0.5%) with a barcode longer than 13 chars.
As of 2022-04-06, Open Food Facts contains '''more than 12,000 products''' (~0.5%) with a barcode longer than 13 chars.
* The majority of barcodes with 20 numbers are products prepared, packaged and sold by Bonarea (cheese, meat, fruits, etc.); eg. https://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl?search_terms=Queso+de+mezcla+semicirado&search_simple=1&action=process&json=1; these barcodes are true barcodes and not a data issue, as can be seen on [https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/008/348/031/00320002774/front_es.3.400.jpg this picture].
** They are beginning with 00.
** Price seems to be included in the barcode: in [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/00162403200322003538/queso-oveja-curado 00162403200322003538], the price, €3.53, is included just before the last digit.
** ~7500+ products
* 20+ are beginning with 0105400141
* [to be completed]
Open Food Facts website '''can't display''' a product with a barcode longer than '''24''' chars.
Open Food Facts website '''can't display''' a product with a barcode longer than '''24''' chars.