Glossary

The product data glossary

GTIN, GS1 Digital Link, e-label, digital product passport: the terms and rules that frame product information, explained without jargon.

• GTIN

  The globally unique product identifier — the number behind every EAN barcode.

• GS1 Digital Link

  The standard that turns a GS1 identifier into a scannable web address.

• 2D barcodes & Sunrise 2027

  The GS1 initiative for checkouts to read QR codes by the end of 2027.

• EU Food Information Regulation

  The European framework for mandatory particulars on food products.

• Digital Product Passport

  The DPP under the ecodesign regulation — and why food is out of scope.