8:50 am today

NZ supermarkets may soon have new barcodes

From Morning Report, 8:50 am today

The average grocery store barcode could soon be upgraded. 2D barcodes from GS1 - look a lot like a QR code, and can tell customers where the product comes from, it's use by date, if it contains allergens, whether it's organic. GS1 New Zealand's Chief Operating Officer Richard Manaton spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.