Edward Reesor
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Not wanting to be partial for one nor the other, I recently read an announcement that the Dutch healthcare regulators will be requiring UDI for medical products starting July 2018 (similar in fashion to the FDA requirements).
One note that caught my attention was that they currently use GS1 for their supplies and may follow suit with medical devices.
My request to the sage wise ones in this forum is to offer their opinion given that GS1 (initially designed for retail) is substantially more expensive than HIBCC (initially designed for health care products and devices).
My concern is that the cost of GS1 format will increase unit costs beyond what manufacturers can tolerate in an increasingly expensive endeavor.
One note that caught my attention was that they currently use GS1 for their supplies and may follow suit with medical devices.
My request to the sage wise ones in this forum is to offer their opinion given that GS1 (initially designed for retail) is substantially more expensive than HIBCC (initially designed for health care products and devices).
My concern is that the cost of GS1 format will increase unit costs beyond what manufacturers can tolerate in an increasingly expensive endeavor.