The Toronto Star reported:

Consumers will soon be able to find out about product recalls at the store checkout as part of a system designed to help retailers and manufacturers act quickly to remove hazardous products from store shelves, the developers of the program say.

Whether it's tainted meat or poisonous lead in toys, Canadian manufacturers and retailers will be able to identify and communicate more accurately which products need to be recalled under a program developed by GS1 Canada, said the head of product development Tim White.