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This is the brands of the product. The main brand, generally clearly displayed on the front pack, should be entered first. A product can have other brands:
 
This is the brands of the product. The main brand, generally clearly displayed on the front pack, should be entered first. A product can have other brands:
* when a product is a brand sold by a big company: Actimel is sold by Danone, see https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/4009700036810/actimel-granatapfel
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* when a product is a brand sold by a big company: <code>Actimel</code> is sold by <code>Danone</code>, see https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/4009700036810/actimel-granatapfel
 
* when a product is sold with its brand translated in two languages: <code>Nature Valley</code> is sometimes wrote <code>Val Nature</code>; see  https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0065633280267/barre-granola-erable-et-cassonade-nature-valley
 
* when a product is sold with its brand translated in two languages: <code>Nature Valley</code> is sometimes wrote <code>Val Nature</code>; see  https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0065633280267/barre-granola-erable-et-cassonade-nature-valley
  

Revision as of 16:33, 16 September 2020

This is the brands of the product. The main brand, generally clearly displayed on the front pack, should be entered first. A product can have other brands:

There's no taxonomy for brands for the moment, so just do your best and don't waste too much time to enter brands.

Data issues

Some brands are difficult to read:

  • is it Coop, coop, COOP, CO OP?

Brands are changing sometimes. How to deal with that?

Some particular cases:

Implementation in Open Food Facts

In the database, this field is called brands.

See issues related to brands.