"A meeting was held in July between the Rastrick Feasibility Coordinators and
HIBC to discuss the present situation and various options.
The two most common barcode labeling systems in use are Health Industry Bar Code Standard (
HIBC) and GS1, both of which can be used to help automate inventory management.
The FDA will not make recommendations on the bar code system to be used, asserting that the choice between
HIBC (Health Industry Bar Code) or GS1 GTIN (Global Trade Item Number) is a business decision.
* The ability for the Data-Matrix ECC200 code to be marked according to
HIBC and GS1 specifications.
The software prints labels in all industry standard formats including AIAG,
HIBC, LOGMARS, primary metals, telecommunications, and retail.
Contact Secretariat,
HIBC, Finnish Centre of the ITI, Vuorikatu 6 A 8, 00100 Helsinki 10, Finland.