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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]BARCODE BASICS: A European Article Number (EAN) is a bar coding standard which is a superset of the original 12-digit Universal Product Code (UPC) system developed in North America. Check the barcode if you are interested in knowing the country that the item you are considering purchasing came from. The first two or three digits of an EAN-13 barcode identify the country in which the manufacturer's identification code was assigned. For example the EAN: 4 710088 412539 is assigned to Taiwan. This may, or may not, be the country in which the goods were manufactured but in many cases is. Following are some EAN identifiers of countries consumers might want to consider prior to making their decision whether to buy or not.

00 to 13 (USA & Canada)
400 to 440 (Germany)
45 + 49 (Japan)
460 to 469 (Russian Federation)
471 (Taiwan)
480 (Philippines)
489 (Hong-Kong)
626 (Iran)
690 - 695 (China)
867 (North Korea)
880 (South Korea)
893 (Vietnam)
[Source: The Barcode Software Center, Inc Nov 08]

For a complete listing refer to [/size][/#800000][/font][url "http://www.makebarcode.com/specs/ean_cc.html"][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]http://www.makebarcode.com/specs/ean_cc.html[/size][/#800000][/font][/url][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4].[/size][/#800000][/font]
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That is good imformation to know Bob but does it apply to food items? The reason I ask, I just looked at a can of food and the number was 390.
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4][quote wiperhunter2]That is good imformation to know Bob but does it apply to food items? The reason I ask, I just looked at a can of food and the number was 390.[/quote]There is no 390 listed at the link I posted above. Are you looking at a 12 digit or 13 digit code? If it is a 12 digit code, then it is probably a USA UPC code. A 13 digit code is the EAN code that tells which country. Our 12 digit UPC codes do not.[/size][/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]At least I think that's how it goes.[/size][/#800000][/font]
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Ok, that makes sense and yes it was a 12 digit code.
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Not sure if this is exactly an EAN # but at least seems to be related.
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/b/barcodes.htm

Summary :
Barcode :
A barcode is the image representation of data where data is represented using an image of bars(lines) and spaces. Barcode is mostly used in retail shops for products items. There are so many uses of barcodes such as for id cards and postal mail to identify product id, person or location.
For more : https://inventorysoftwareservices.com/What-is-bar-code
UPC Code:
UPC(Universal Product Code) is a 12-digit numeric code for identifying a particular item in retail inventory. UPC code is used in USA and Canada.
For more : https://inventorysoftwareservices.com/What-is-UPC-code
EAN Code:
EAN number is International Article Number also known as European Article Number is a numeric barcode number which is used in global trade or business to identify a specific retail product type, packaging configuration a from a specific manufacturer. EAN is mostly used in Europe.
For more : https://inventorysoftwareservices.com/Wh...EAN-number
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]Welcome to BFT mdaliceo. Nothing wrong with your post, but you DID just drag up a 10 year old thread. [][/#][/font]
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