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Country barcode prefixes do not indicate where a product was made, only the country where the company that makes the product is registered. Also, Israel hasn't changed its barcode prefix. Since ...

Israel has “changed its barcode” from 729 to 841 and now to 871 in order to avoid a boycott of its products. Our verdict This is misleading. The Israeli member organisation of the body which assigns ...

Multiple social media posts claim to show how to identify products coming from Israel. These posts explain that if the barcode starts with the number 729, 841, or 871, these products have been ...

Social media platforms have recently been flooded with posts suggesting that Israel altered its barcode number from 729 to 871, accompanied by calls for a boycott of Israeli products. However, India ...

A Dec. 11 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims to show how to identify products from Israel by looking at the first three digits below a barcode. “Israel barcode numbers 729, 841, 871.

Bar codes are traded all over the world among companies and the codes are not a conclusive way to determine a product’s country of origin. Bar code prefixes are assigned based on the location of the ...

Israel changed the barcode prefix for the products manufactured in the country in order to skirt boycotts. Rating: Context: Country barcode prefixes do not indicate where a product was made, only the ...