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Video. Are product barcodes that begin with '729' made in Israel?

Updated: 15/10/2025 - 11:33 GMT+2

In a bid to encourage a boycott against Israeli goods, online users, including French MEP Manon Aubry, have relayed a claim alleging that barcodes beginning with the digits "729" are produced in Israel – but this is not entirely accurate.

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