Recall the pallet, not the whole production run.
When something goes wrong, batch-level records are too coarse and too slow. TrueGTIN adds a unique QR code to the coding you already print, so you can trace individual packs — and shoppers can check freshness and origin for themselves.
- No credit card required
- Welcome credit on sign-up
- Free dashboard, no subscription
Sound familiar?
- A recall means pulling every unit of a batch because you cannot prove which ones are affected.
- Once product leaves the plant you have no visibility into where it actually ended up.
- Shoppers want to know provenance and freshness, and the pack has nowhere to tell them.
What changes when every unit is unique
Targeted recalls
Unit-level records narrow a recall to the packs genuinely at risk instead of the entire run.
Freshness and origin on the pack
MFG, EXP, batch and origin are one scan away, in a page you control rather than fine print.
Grey-market visibility
Scan locations show where product is actually being consumed, including where it should not be.
A direct shopper channel
Every pack becomes a place to collect feedback and build a relationship after the sale.
Same coder, same line speed
Food lines run fast and are not worth rebuilding for a QR code. TrueGTIN feeds your existing coder a different payload — the date and batch fields stay exactly as they are.
- Continuous inkjet (CIJ)
- Thermal inkjet (TIJ)
- Laser coders
- Thermal transfer overprinters
- Print-and-apply
- Handheld inkjet
From product to proof in six steps
No new hardware. No line rebuild. The only thing that changes is what's inside the code you already print.
- 1
Create your product
Add the product once: name, GTIN, pack size, and what a customer should see when they scan it.
- 2
Create a batch
Enter MFG, EXP, MRP and batch number, then set how many units this production run covers.
- 3
Generate unique QR codes
TrueGTIN issues one serialised code per unit and hands you a print-ready CSV or PDF.
- 4
Print on the printer you already own
Handheld inkjet, thermal, in-line coder or print-and-apply — the same file drops into what you run today.
- 5
Your customer scans
Any phone camera opens the verification page. No app, no login, nothing to download.
- 6
Verify and track
They see genuine or suspect instantly. You see every scan, location and duplicate attempt on your dashboard.
See what your customer sees
No app required. Scan this with your phone camera.
Standards and traceability records
Batch and unit records are captured as structured, exportable events, which is what one-up/one-down traceability obligations and retailer audits actually ask you to produce.
- GS1 Digital Link
- EPCIS 2.0 events
- Lot & expiry (AI 10/17)
- Exportable audit trail
Questions we get asked
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Trace your next production run.
Create a free account, set up one product and one batch, and see unit-level traceability on real codes from your own line.
- No credit card required
- Welcome credit on sign-up
- Free dashboard, no subscription