Industry & Regulatory Knowledge
Product Portfolio
Packaging & PPWR
- Packaging System: a new PPWR compliance object in your Golden Hierachy
- The Promise and the Proof in Sustainability
- When do tape, straps and stretch wrap each get their own Declaration of Conformity under PPWR?
- PFAS restriction in food-contact packaging
- PPWR FAQ
- What are the key terms for PPWR and EPR
- How Should PPWR Reuse Be Assessed for Packaging Systems and Their Components?
- PFAS in food contact packaging: does "not intentionally added" make you compliant?
- How are Packaging Levels defined in PPWR
- Do unprinted service bags need an identifier on each item under PPWR by 12 Aug 2026?
- PPWR and order-specific packaging: how to manage the Declaration of Conformity when every order is packed differently?
- Are manuals considered packaging?
- How are Packaging, Manufacturer and supplier defined in PPWR?
- What is the difference between rigid and flexible packaging?
- What is detectable black, and how does this differ from traditional black?
- Our PPWR commitment
EU Digital Product Passport - DPP
- How are the Economic Operator and Facility identified in an EU-DPP?
- Why is a GTIN not necessarily the Product Model identifier for an EU-DPP?
- Which European standards define the EU-DPP architecture?
- How does EU-DPP information remain available after a Product is discontinued?
- How does SyncForce support the EU Digital Product Passport?
- How does prodigi.link support EU-DPP identification and resolution?
- Where does a Digital Link lead?
- How are Product Model, Batch and Serialized Item identified for an EU-DPP?
- Which identifiers are used in an EU-DPP?
GS1 & GDSN
Food & Label Information
EPR & Sustainability Data
- What is the difference between PIR and PCR recycled content, and how does SyncForce map this to GS1?
- What is the definition for raw materials of a sustainable source?
- Is biodegradable the same as compostable?
- Which metals are biodegradable or compostable?
- How to decode Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the CPG/FMCG Sector
- What is LCA, and what are LCA indicators?
- What’s the difference between primary & secondary data in LCA?
- What are primary material sources and their renewability or which can be organic?
Product Identification & GTIN
- GTIN+CPV: one stable GTIN, every realization visible
- GS1 Application Identifiers & ASC MH10 Data Identifiers
- When Can a Trade Item Have Both an EAN and an ITF-14 Barcode on Pack?
- When Do You Need a New GTIN, and When Do You Need a Variant?
- What Is the Difference Between a Sales Kit/ Virtual Bundle and Grouped Sales Unit?
- Finished Goods vs. Semi-finished Goods?
- What is a GTIN-14 and how is it used?
- How to check the correctness of a GTIN?