Is it possible to decode Bar Codes marked on commodities to find out manufacturing / Expiry date and price etc?

Is it possible to decode Bar Codes marked on commodities to find out manufacturing / Expiry date and price etc?

Best answer:

Bar codes won’t help you on this one. Unfortunately there is not a universal rule here. Each company codes their products differently. Usually the codes are printed later in packaging. There is usually a set of numbers and/or letters printed near the expiration date that is printed on the package. Those are the manufacturing codes. If you can find out how to decode them, you might get as general as the month that it was produced, to as specific as what day and what shift. Price is decided by the store. The manufacturer gives the UPC to the store, and the store programs the UPC and pricing into the register.

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