UPC Random Weight Perishables

 
Innovation Gave Us the Barcode. What Will It Do For Food Waste?U.P.C. random weight perishables standardized numbers are administered by trade associations responsible for the commodity group. These standardized numbers are also referred to as PLUs (Price Look-Up codes) and random weight U.P.C.'s (Universal Product Codes). If you need further information on the number assignments, please contact the association with responsibility for the commodity group or range in which you are interested.

 

RangeCategoryNumber Association
0000-0575Turkey 576National Turkey Federation
0576-0999, 8900-8999Poultry524 National Chicken Council
1000-2629Beef 1,700National Cattlemen's Beef Association
2630-2909Veal 270National Cattlemen's Beef Association
2910-3159Lamb 200American Lamb Board
3160-3969Pork 830National Pork Board
3970-3999Miscellaneous 30National Cattlemen's Beef Association
4000-4010UCC Reserved 11Uniform Code Council
4011-4959Produce 949Produce Electronic Identification Board
4960-4999Photo 40Photo Marketing Assn. Int'l
5000-5550Cheese 551Int'l Dairy-Deli-Bakery Assn.
5551-5569, 7600-7999, 9676-9999 Bakery743 Int'l Dairy-Deli-Bakery Assn.
5570-7599Dairy-Deli 2030Int'l Dairy-Deli-Bakery Assn.
8000-8899, 9000-9675Seafood1576 National Fisheries Institute
    

Managing Associations for Category Ranges

American Lamb Board
https://americanlamb.com/ 		GS1 US
https://www.gs1us.org/
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
https://www.ncba.org/ 		International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association
https://www.iddba.org/

National Turkey Federation
https://www.eatturkey.org/
Produce Electronic Identification Board
302.738.7100

National Chicken Council
https://www.nationalchickencouncil.org/ 		National Fisheries Institute
https://aboutseafood.com/

National Pork Board
https://www.pork.org/