Publisher Description
If you shop for groceries and interested in reading the list of ingredients, identifying food allergens, Gluten sensitivities, and Lactose intolerance's, then MyFoodFacts is for you! Reading ingredients has just been made easier - in just 2-3 seconds, MyFoodFacts will display the list of ingredients on your phone in large and clear font! Using the iPhone camera, scan the UPC bar-code of processed foods in the supermarkets. MyFoodFacts then searches a comprehensive food product database of thousands products and manufacturers for allergens that may be present on food product labels. If a food allergen is found, then MyFoodFacts immediately alerts you. You can personalize MyFoodFacts to search for your food allergens by selecting one or multiple allergens or intolerance's from the settings menu as follows: - Gluten - Corn - Egg - Fish - Milk - Peanut - Sesame Seed - Shellfish - Soy - Sulphite - Tree Nut - Wheat MyFoodFacts also detects common derivatives associated with the list of allergens and intolerance's. For milk: - Ammonium - Calcium - Casein - Caseinate - Curds - Delactosed/Demineralised Whey - Dry Milk - Hydrolyzed Casein - Hydrolyzed Milk Protein - Lactalbumin - Lactate/Lactose - Lactoferrin - Lactoglobulin - Milk Derivative/Fat/Protein - Modified Milk Ingredients - Opta - Simplesse - Whey/Whey Protein Concentrate With MyFoodFacts , you don t have to carry a list of derived ingredients or try to remember what they are. MyFoodFacts also helps those who are not familiar with food allergens and care for family members such as babysitters, daycare centers, schools, grandparents, aunts, and uncles. They can simply use MyFoodFacts to scan food products in their cupboards, refrigerators, and freezers to alert them to any potential food allergens. "MyFoodFacts will not only alert the patient to foods they are allergic to, but also compliment dietetic input, said Dr. Rosan Meyer, Paediatric Dietician, Switzerland. At this time, MyFoodFacts primarily contains US based food products. Food products for Canada are currently being collected and once completed, it will be officially launched in Canada. MyFoodFacts now provides you with immediate "food recalls" and "undeclared allergen" alerts directly from trusted sources and agencies including the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) & the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)! By downloading and using MyFoodFacts , you understand and accept the Terms & Conditions and End User Licensing Agreement found at myfoodfacts.com and Apple End User Licenese Agreement (EULA).
Requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.