For GSMP/GDSN Business Requirements Group (BRG) members who are eligible to vote, the following eBallots have been posted in the GS1 Community Room:   

07-214 GDSN Chemical Ingredients Reporting

The eBallot for the CR 07-214 Chemical Ingredients Reporting BRAD begins May-19-2010 and ends June-3-2010, extended due to a USA Holiday.

Proposal: Retailers can obtain accurate regulatory information to safely handle, ship and dispose of chemicals while complying with applicable regulatory requirements

• Request basic information known by Suppliers (chemical ingredients) which is protected from a confidentiality standpoint

• Information can be converted to regulatory information and easily updated when regulations change

• 3rd party service provider specializing in chemical regulatory requirements necessary for accurate and consistent retailer information while protecting the confidentiality of supply chemical ingredients. The GDSN standard is compatible with Global Harmonization System.

This eBallot contains a link to CR 07-214 in the CR System and a Chemical Ingredients Reporting BRAD, A 07-214 BR Queue document and a Flow Chart showing the flow of information outside the GDSN Network between Chemical Ingredients a Third Party Certification organization and Suppliers. Please cast your eBallots by 3:30 PM ET on June-3-2010 Close of eBallot. Project Level of Impact 3.

10-054 eBallot, GDSN BRG

The eBallot for CR 10-054 begins May-19-2010 and ends June-3-2010, extended due to a USA Holiday.

Proposal: Create a repeatable grouping of attributes to express the location, type and format of any dates on packaging to include:

A.  A renaming of the current packagingMarkedExpirationDateType attribute to tradeItemDateOnPackagingType with additional code list values / definitions added; 

a.  Production Date -  The production date is the production or assembly date determined by the manufacturer. The date may refer to the trade item itself or to items contained.
b.  Packaging Date  -  The packaging date is the date when the goods were packed as determined by the packager. The date may refer to the trade item itself or to items contained.
c.  Best Before Date - The best before date indicates the ideal consumption or best effective use date of a product. It is a statement about quality. It is often referred to as a sell by date or a minimum durability date.
d.   Expiration Date - The expiration date is the date that determines the limit of consumption or use of a product. Its meaning is determined based on the trade item context (e.g., for food, the date will indicate the possibility of a direct health risk resulting from use of the product after the date, for pharmaceutical products, it will indicate the possibility of an indirect health risk resulting from the ineffectiveness of the product after the date). It is often referred to as "use by date" or "maximum durability date.”

B.   Add: Trade Item Date Location(Optional): Free text description of the location of the date marking:  Text 1..70

C.  Include Trade Item Date Format(Optional):  Note Trade Item Date Format was part of release 2.7.

This eBallot contains a Link to CR 10-054 in the CR System, a 10-054 Trade Item Date Markings Spreadsheet and the 10-054 Business Requirement Spreadsheet. Please cast your eBallot by 3:30 PM ET on June-3-2010 (Close of eBallot). Level of Impact 3