For Retailers

Check what a supplier's 2D barcode actually returns.

Paste a supplier's Digital Link into the validator, or resolve it and read the JSON. Product pages show ingredients, allergens and any active recall.

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What retailers are dealing with

Supplier 2D barcodes

GS1 US has asked retailers to read 2D barcodes at checkout by the end of 2027, so a supplier's code needs to carry a GTIN the till can read.

Product data inconsistency

Data from suppliers arrives in different formats with missing fields, making it difficult to maintain accurate product catalogs.

Traceability for food safety

FSMA 204 requires traceability records for listed foods to reach the FDA within 24 hours of a request. Compliance date: 20 July 2028.

Consumer trust and transparency

Shoppers increasingly expect to scan a product and see origin, ingredients, and allergens — and retailers bear the reputational risk when that data is missing.

How Closient Helps

GS1 Digital Link validator

The validator gives a pass or fail against the GS1 Digital Link spec and names each failure.

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EPCIS 2.0 Traceability

Capture receiving events in EPCIS 2.0 and trace a lot back to its supplier.

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Hosted Product Pages

Give every product a permanent, scannable landing page with ingredients, allergens, recalls, and sustainability data.

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Why Closient

Open standards

Built on GS1 Digital Link and EPCIS 2.0, both open standards. Your codes are not tied to a proprietary format.

FSMA 204 Built-in

EPCIS 2.0 event capture, with FSMA 204 Critical Tracking Events derived from the events you capture.

No Per-Scan Fees

Scans are always free. Your customers can scan every product on every shelf without generating a bill.

Frequently Asked Questions

Paste the supplier's GS1 Digital Link into the validator. It gives a pass or fail against the GS1 Digital Link spec and names each failure. You can also resolve the link and read the JSON it returns. Neither needs an account, and suppliers do not need to use Closient themselves.

Closient needs no change to your POS. Reading 2D barcodes at checkout depends on your scanners, and GS1 US asks retailers to install Sunrise-capable ones. Closient handles what happens when a shopper scans the code with their phone.

Closient captures EPCIS 2.0 events at each point in the supply chain — receiving, transforming, shipping. Critical Tracking Events and Key Data Elements are derived from those events, and an FDA export produces the records for a trace request, which the rule requires within 24 hours.

Closient offers a free tier with unlimited products, plus 100 batches and 1,000 serial numbers on file. Scans and recall lookups are always free on every tier. See our pricing page for full details — every price is published, no sales calls required.

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