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Used in medical/pharmaceuticals and grocery industries. Frequent use in healthcare facilities, hospital pharmacies. Grocery/retail use is generally on items sold "loose" or individually (apples, etc.), on items that are too small for standard size code, or where additional information (expiration date, lot numbers, etc.) is desired as on meats and seafood.
This is a small, reliable-read code that can carry a great deal of information, making it the choice of many pharmaceutical and medical organizations. |
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Linear code use is also mandated by the FDA for hospital - dispensed drugs, necessitating use of RSS codes due to small size of printing spaces available.
RSS Primer
There are three primary symbols in the RSS group. The first is the RSS-14 code which can be either linear or split with one half stacked on top of the other. One application of the stacked version is for loose produce, such as individual oranges, or on single doses of medications. RSS-14 is also used on shipping containers.
The second code, RSS-Limited, can only encode 14 digit GTINs that begin with a packaging indicator of 0 or 1. It is used on items where the short length and small height allow it to be used on very small items such as numerous healthcare products (syringes, medication doses, etc.).
The third code, RSS-Expanded, is of variable length and can encode alphanumeric data. It can be stacked several rows high, which increases the amount of data that can be stored. If the nominal bar heights are maintained, it can be scanned omni directionally. (Composite codes have a linear and a 2D component.) Common uses include retail meat labels to hold expiration dates, extended pricing and weight. They are often used when additional information may need to be added along the distribution process.
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