PRETORIA - Following the spike in foodborne illnesses, there has been misinformation on the use of barcodes to identify illegal or fake products.
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False information circulated on social media that any product without a barcode starting with “600” is fake or illegal.
To discuss this further, Consumer Goods Council of South Africa executive, Michele Francis Padayachee spoke to eNCA.