Hello everyone,
According to the Japanese Barcode Marking Guideline, 3 information could be required to be encoded in a MD barcode: its product code (e.g. GTIN), its serial number and its expiration date, if applicable.
Looking at US FDA UDI requirements in terms of labeling, the product code must be encoded, as 5 other information if present on the label: the LOT number, the serial number, the expiration date, the manufacturing date and the HCT/P code.
So according to the product type, the barcodes respectively required by the Japanese regulation and the US FDA can be identical, or not, since 4 more information can be expected by the latter.
Do you think that a UDI barcode can be accepted by Japan, even if it encodes non required information, such as the manufacturing date ? Does someone have experienced such case ? (my question here is about encoded information only, the format is another concern).
Thank you very much for your help,
Vivien
According to the Japanese Barcode Marking Guideline, 3 information could be required to be encoded in a MD barcode: its product code (e.g. GTIN), its serial number and its expiration date, if applicable.
Looking at US FDA UDI requirements in terms of labeling, the product code must be encoded, as 5 other information if present on the label: the LOT number, the serial number, the expiration date, the manufacturing date and the HCT/P code.
So according to the product type, the barcodes respectively required by the Japanese regulation and the US FDA can be identical, or not, since 4 more information can be expected by the latter.
Do you think that a UDI barcode can be accepted by Japan, even if it encodes non required information, such as the manufacturing date ? Does someone have experienced such case ? (my question here is about encoded information only, the format is another concern).
Thank you very much for your help,
Vivien