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FSMA 204 · compliance 20 July 2028

Every food & beverage SKU, one scannable link.

Give each product one GS1 Digital Link QR that resolves to the right governed view — consumer, retailer or auditor. Built on the GS1 identifiers you already run (GTIN, lot, SSCC), ready for the US Food Traceability Rule and Walmart supply. Try it → tap through the three audiences.

Built on your GS1 identifiers FSMA 204 · TLC + KDEs Walmart-ready Works at the till · Sunrise 2027
One link · three audiences Live demo
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Consumer Genuine
Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillet
Wild-caught · 220 g · Riverport Seafood Co.
OriginNorth Atlantic (FAO 27)
Best before18 May 2028
AllergensFish
RecipesStorage tipsSustainability

One printed GS1 Digital Link. Three governed views — tap to switch audience.

Scan to open a live sample product record
Point your camera Open /showcase-organic-spinach
Prove it in the room

Scan it — open a real, live product record.

This is a real, live GS1 Digital Link. Point your camera at the code and an example live product record opens on your device — the same resolver behind the three-audience demo above. Or open it right here:

View the live record Authority dossier Sealed PDF
GS1 Sunrise 2027 · USA
The same code that meets FSMA 204 is ready for Sunrise 2027.

By the end of 2027, US checkouts read 2D barcodes (QR & GS1 DataMatrix), turning the code on every pack into a doorway to a live product record. We built that upgrade — for every product category, every brand and every retailer.

See the Sunrise 2027 plan
The distinction that matters

A GS1 QR code is not FSMA 204 traceability.

A GS1 Digital Link identifies the product — a GTIN, a batch or lot and a serial. FSMA 204 asks for something a barcode cannot hold on its own: a Traceability Lot Code tied to Key Data Elements across the Critical Tracking Events, retained for two years and produced to the FDA within 24 hours as a sortable record. That needs a resolver with governed data behind the code.

A GS1 QR gives you
  • The number (GTIN)
  • Batch / lot and serial
  • The GS1 Digital Link syntax
  • A scan at the till under Sunrise 2027
DSR adds for FSMA 204
  • Traceability Lot Code bound to the GTIN
  • Key Data Elements across the seven Critical Tracking Events
  • 24-hour sortable export, retained two years
  • One link, three audiences (consumer / retailer / auditor)
  • Rides on your GS1-128, SSCC and EDI — not a replacement

For regulators and retail buyers: FSMA 204 compliance is a record-keeping workflow, not a barcode. DSR is the resolver layer that binds your GTIN and Traceability Lot Code to Key Data Elements across the seven Critical Tracking Events, held as structured data for the 24-hour sortable export — on top of your existing GS1 identifiers, GS1-128 labels and EDI, not instead of them. Resolved with no personal data on the path (PII-free). See the same idea for Right-to-Repair.

Why now

The US Food Traceability Rule is coming — and retailers are already asking.

FSMA 204 adds enhanced record-keeping for foods on the Food Traceability List, with a compliance date of 20 July 2028. Walmart already requires GS1 standards throughout and has pressed fresh-food suppliers toward enhanced traceability. One resolver-linked identity per SKU gets you ready for both.

Food Traceability List (FTL)Leafy greens, fresh herbs, melons, shell eggs, nut butters, soft cheeses and certain seafood — and foods containing them in the same form.
Traceability Lot Code + KDEsAssign a TLC at packing / first land-based receiving / transformation, and capture Key Data Elements across the seven Critical Tracking Events.
24-hour, sortable recordsProvide records to the FDA within 24 hours — and, during an outbreak, as an electronic sortable spreadsheet. Retained for two years.
Walmart supplyGTINs via GDSN, GS1-128 case & pallet labels, SSCCs and EDI Advance Ship Notices — DSR rides on top, it does not replace them.
How it works

On top of your GS1 identifiers, in three steps.

No rip-and-replace — the printed QR you already run becomes the front door to a governed record.

1

Bind identity + lot

Tie your GTIN and the Traceability Lot Code to one GS1 Digital Link. Your Company Prefix, GS1-128 labels and EDI stay exactly as they are.

2

Print one QR

Drop a standard GS1 Digital Link QR onto artwork you already print — it scans at the till under Sunrise 2027 and opens the product record.

3

Resolve & export

One scan routes each audience to the right view; KDEs are held as structured data, ready for the 24-hour sortable export.

Not a single-purpose tool

Powered by the same universal engine.

This food & beverage traceability runs on the identical GS1 Digital Link resolver behind the whole DSR Protocol platform. Start with FSMA 204 and Walmart readiness; grow into full EU Digital Product Passports, NFC anti-counterfeit and richer consumer engagement — on the same one link.

See it on your product.

Book a 20-minute demo and we’ll resolve a live food & beverage record — consumer, retailer and auditor from one link — on a SKU like yours.

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DSR Protocol is a software platform. This page describes how the platform is designed to support the US Food Traceability Rule (FSMA 204) and related GS1/retailer requirements; it is not legal advice, and customers remain responsible for their own regulatory compliance. FSMA 204 compliance date and requirements are drawn from public 2026 FDA sources and may be refined by guidance. DSR does not replace GS1 membership, GDSN, label printing or EDI.