<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--
  NordicScan sitemap INDEX (site architecture §4).
  The root https://nordicscan.com/sitemap.xml STAYS the canonical entry point
  (existing references + the robots.txt Sitemap: directive keep working) and now
  points at per-section shards under /sitemaps/.

  Static shard (this tranche, P0A.5): core.xml.
  Generated shards (ingredients.xml, categories.xml, concerns.xml) are EMITTED +
  referenced by their build stages. compare.xml is staged and remains commented
  until the comparison stage has a complete retained-test artifact package.
-->
<sitemapindex xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://nordicscan.com/sitemaps/core.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-02</lastmod>
  </sitemap>
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://nordicscan.com/sitemaps/ingredients.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-02</lastmod>
  </sitemap>
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://nordicscan.com/sitemaps/categories.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-07</lastmod>
  </sitemap>
  <!-- concerns.xml: emitted by the concern-hub generator stage. -->
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://nordicscan.com/sitemaps/concerns.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-08</lastmod>
  </sitemap>
  <!-- de.xml active (17 non-placeholder German pages with reciprocal hreflang clusters
       emitted by the German language-pack stage; activated 2026-07-16, STRAT S001). -->
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://nordicscan.com/sitemaps/de.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-16</lastmod>
  </sitemap>
  <!-- compare.xml staged (GEO comparison pages; publish-gated by complete retained test artifacts).
       The comparison stage emits /compare/ + page URLs + /sitemaps/compare.xml only once at
       least one registry entry carries a complete, current artifact package.
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://nordicscan.com/sitemaps/compare.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>YYYY-MM-DD</lastmod>
  </sitemap>
  -->
  <!-- products.xml staged (OD-8 per-GTIN receipt permalinks; design of record:
       docs/company/strategy/geo_website/2026-07-03_geo_website_product_receipt_permalinks_design_of_record_v1.md).
       The product-receipt stage emits /sitemaps/products.xml only once real, review-passed
       ratings exist; UNCOMMENT this entry in that same deploy (see design §16 publish trigger).
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://nordicscan.com/sitemaps/products.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>YYYY-MM-DD</lastmod>
  </sitemap>
  -->
</sitemapindex>
