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Barcode weight + Testing barcodes sections
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Open Food Facts website '''can't display''' a product with a barcode longer than '''24''' chars ([https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-server/issues/6571 a bug is open]).
Open Food Facts website '''can't display''' a product with a barcode longer than '''24''' chars ([https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-server/issues/6571 a bug is open]).
== Barcode weight ==
For EAN-13 barcodes, GS1 recommend barcodes' weight to be ~32mm. In general, producers tend to use barcodes between 24 and 35 mm. Values below 24mm and above 35 are rare.
== Testing barcodes with our apps ==
It's interesting to control that our apps are playing well with different barcodes' size. We build a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/12VtFOsnHfK4PVwBJy_aHwSogX_yKRNfzoiHCPD1sxN0/edit# test document] that you can print and use with the app.


== All things barcode ==
== All things barcode ==