New GS1 Requirements, more Product Data: How to stay prepared in 2026
The new year has begun, and one thing is clear: product data is becoming more complex, not simpler. New GS1 releases, stricter retailer controls, and legislation such as CSRD, SUP, and EUDR mean that product information is no longer a one-time task. For many suppliers, this results in more checks, more rechecks, and more time spent making corrections.
Full-service data management offers a solution. With this approach, we take over the entire process and ensure that all product data is correct, complete, and up to date from the very start.
Product data is no longer a standalone task
Many control clients recognize this way of working:
- Recording product data themselves;
- Having it checked afterward;
- Making adjustments based on feedback;
- Having it checked again;
- And meanwhile keeping up with new rules and requirements.
It works, but it takes time, energy, and repeated effort. And with the developments in 2026, this way of working is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain.
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Why more and more control clients are switching
We see that more and more suppliers who previously worked with separate GS1 Checks are choosing Full-Service Support with a single partner.
Not because separate GS1 Checks are “wrong,” but because the complexity of product data has become too great to manage everything internally and then have it checked afterward.
With Full-Service Support at XXtract:
- We record all product data correctly;
- We structurally maintain any changes;
- Data is always up to date for retail and legislation;
- Rechecks and ad hoc corrections disappear;
- Peace of mind and process clarity are restored.
Curious what this means for you in 2026?
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