GS1 is a not-for-profit organisation that develops and maintains global standards for business communication. The best known of these standards is the barcode, a symbol printed on products that can be scanned electronically. GS1 barcodes are scanned more than six billion times every day. GS1 has 112 local Member Organisations and 1.5 million user companies. GS1 standards are designed to improve the efficiency, safety and visibility of supply chains across physical and digital channels in 25 sect