Difference between revisions of "Barcodes"

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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.

Open Food Facts website can't display a product with a barcode longer than 24 chars.

Non Standard Barcodes
Brands to add based on barcode
Global brands and companies taxonomy: Barcode prefixes for brands are already included
Global countries taxonomy : Barcode prefixes for countries will be included
Barcodes/Countries: Map from barcode initials to country or purpose
Verification/Noteworthy Products#Products with same bar code: List of instances where two or more products have been identified as having the same barcode.

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+== Barcode 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.
+Open Food Facts website '''can't display''' a product with a barcode longer than '''24''' chars.
 == All things barcode ==
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 ** Get barcode API
 ** Generate barcode SVG
+== See also ==
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode Barcode] Wikipedia page.
 [[Category:Barcodes]]