It separates production checks
GS1 production candidates use their own release checks, so packaging teams do not confuse a visual mockup with a print-ready asset.
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Sample / Pilot Evidence Packet
What a GS1 QR pilot evidence packet should show.
A credible GS1 QR pilot should preserve the asset, resolver, verification, scanner-risk, analytics, and decision evidence a packaging team needs before print planning continues.
Sample report summary
Pilot account
Example natural foods brand, first retail packaging refresh for Sunrise 2027 planning.
GTIN scope
5 pilot GTINs under a shared-domain resolver path, with one DEFAULT product-information destination per resource.
QR asset policy
Conservative dark-on-light baseline; no logo overlay; no pixel inversion; module-level styling limited to scan-safe variants.
Verification result
Release candidate passed internal lint, preview simulation, quiet-zone review, and linkset validation with no blocking findings.
Resolver result
Default link configured, route simulation passed, linkset response validated, and analytics baseline started.
Decision
Go for limited packaging pilot. Do not expand beyond 5 GTINs until real package scans and first analytics review are complete.
Evidence checklist
- Asset identity: release candidate name, canonical GS1 Digital Link URL, QR variant, and print profile.
- Scanner-risk controls: quiet zone, contrast, dark/light module policy, 660 nm risk review, and no unmanaged logo overlay.
- Resolver controls: domain, resource, DEFAULT link, linkset validation, routing simulation, and owner.
- Decision record: pass/fail state, remediation notes, promoted asset, and conditions for scale.
Why this matters before print lock
It treats shortcuts as risk
The packet makes logo overlays, inversion, and weak color choices explicit scanner-risk topics instead of burying them in visual preference.
It keeps proof portable
Packaging teams can share the same evidence with brand, printer, operations, and standards-aware stakeholders.
It narrows the decision
Stakeholders review one controlled release candidate and its evidence instead of reopening the whole design process.
Use this evidence shape before print planning.
A scoped pilot is strongest when stakeholders can see the promoted asset, resolver setup, verification notes, and remaining release conditions together.