Guides

Guides to batch verification

How BatchRoute works, how to use it well, and what it does and does not record — written for supplement, sports nutrition and pet brands and, where it says so, for the customers who look up their lot.

• How batch verification works, step by step

  One permanent QR per product. Customers type the lot code and see that batch's status and certificate of analysis. No reprinting between runs.

• How lot-specific recalls and holds reach customers

  Put a batch on hold or recall it after it ships. Customers who look up that lot see your notice on their next scan, and every change is recorded.

• Publishing a certificate of analysis for each batch

  Attach a certificate of analysis to each batch, scanned before it's published. If a batch is held or recalled, its certificate stops being shown.

• Printing a permanent QR code on your packaging

  One QR code per SKU that never changes between production runs. Print-ready SVG and PNG with a full quiet zone and 25% error correction built in.

• Printing lot codes customers can read

  How to print a lot code a customer can read off a bottle and type correctly first time, and how BatchRoute shows you the codes that didn't match.

• What a lot code lookup records, in plain language

  What happens when a customer scans a BatchRoute code and types a lot code: what is recorded, what is not, and why no cookie or tracking is involved.

• The pilot: what it involves and what it tests

  A free pilot for independent supplement brands: set up one product and its permanent QR yourself, and test it with real lot codes before you print.

• Batch verification for sports nutrition brands

  One permanent QR per tub or pouch. Customers type the lot code and see that batch's status, its COA and any hold or recall notice. No reprinting per run.

• Batch verification for pet supplement and pet food brands

  One permanent QR per bag, tin or tub. Pet owners type the lot code and see that batch's status, its COA and any recall notice. No reprinting per run.