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  Fact Check: Claims of Israel changing barcode from 729 to 871 found to be misleading | DETAILS

  Fact Check | Nov 24, 2023, 12:08 AM IST

  Social media posts claiming that Israel changed its barcode from 729 to 871, urging a boycott of Israeli products, have been debunked by India TV's Fact Check team. Investigation revealed that GS1 Israel still issues the prefix 729, while 871 is assigned by GS1 Netherlands.

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  Bar code's co-inventor Norman Woodland passes away

  World | Dec 14, 2012, 11:38 PM IST

  Raleigh, North Carolina, Dec 14 : Norman Joseph Woodland, the co-inventor of the bar code that labels nearly every product in stores and has boosted productivity in nearly every sector of commerce worldwide, has died.