Medicine boxes, food and medical products often carry a GS1 DataMatrix (a small square code) or a GS1-128 barcode. Besides the product number, it contains the lot (batch) number, the expiry date and sometimes a serial number.

Scan a GS1 code

Open QRGold and point the camera at the DataMatrix or GS1-128 code.
QRGold reads the product code (GTIN), the lot, the expiry date and the serial number.

Use it in a stock count

Create a count list and scan into it (see Count Stock with QRGold).
Lot, expiry date and serial number are filled in for each line.
Expired and soon-expiring items are highlighted, so you can take them off the shelf.
Export the list to Excel with the lot and expiry columns.

Pharmacies and shops: scan the square DataMatrix, not the long linear barcode, to get the lot and expiry date. The linear EAN code contains only the product number.

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