date:Jun 25, 2013
GS1 US here, which oversees bar coding standards in this country, has set 2014 as the sunrise date for the implementation of the GS1 DataBar a more flexible and expansive symbol than the traditional UPC bar code for perishable food such as loose produce and variable-measure meat, seafood and deli products.
The sunrise date is considered the date by which a particular technology is expected to be adopted; in this case that would mean food retailers would be able to scan and process the DataBar