Dietary restrictions
Add vegan, vegetarian, halal, kosher, low FODMAP or low histamine to any profile and SafeScan checks every scan against your diet as well as your allergies. For halal, doubtful (mushbooh) ingredients get a Caution verdict.
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Supported diets
- Vegan and vegetarian: flags meat, fish, shellfish and, for vegan, milk, eggs and other animal-derived ingredients.
- Halal: flags pork, alcohol and other non-halal ingredients, and marks doubtful (mushbooh) ingredients with Caution.
- Kosher: flags non-kosher ingredients and mixing meat with dairy.
- Low FODMAP and low histamine.
Ingredients aren’t the whole story
For halal and kosher in particular, how food is produced matters as well as what’s in it. An ingredient list can’t show that. SafeScan tells you when a product has no certification on record, and a trusted certification mark on the package is always the stronger signal. See how to check if food is halal.
Custom avoid list
Following a diet SafeScan doesn’t list? Add the ingredients you avoid to the custom avoid list and they’re flagged like any other.
Frequently asked questions
Does a Safe result mean a product is certified halal or kosher?
No. SafeScan analyzes the ingredients. When a product has no certification on record, SafeScan tells you so and suggests looking for a trusted certification mark on the packaging.
What does Caution mean for halal?
Caution means the product contains doubtful (mushbooh) ingredients, such as additives that can come from animal or plant sources. Verify the source with the manufacturer or a certification before eating it.
Can I combine diets and allergies?
Yes. A single profile can include any mix of allergens, extended allergens, diets and custom items.
More SafeScan features
Barcode and ingredient label scanner
Scan a food barcode, or photograph the ingredient label when there's no barcode. SafeScan reads the ingredients and checks them against your allergy profile.
Allergy profiles
Build an allergy profile in SafeScan with the 9 major US allergens, 11 extended allergens, 6 diets and a custom avoid list. Every scan is checked against it.
Family profiles
Create an allergy profile for each family member in SafeScan, then scan once and get a separate verdict for everyone. Built for parents and caregivers.
Scan history and favorites
SafeScan keeps every product you scan, grouped by date with its verdict. Filter by Safe, Not Safe or Needs Review, favorite trusted products and add notes.
Shareable allergy card
Turn any SafeScan profile into an allergy card listing allergens, diets and sensitivity, and send it to restaurants, schools, caregivers or friends.
Sensitivity modes
Choose Contains Only, Contains & Advisory or Strict in SafeScan to decide whether "may contain" warnings and unknown ingredients get flagged.
Hidden allergen detection
Whey is milk, albumin is egg and tahini is sesame. SafeScan's allergen dictionary maps more than 1,000 ingredient names to the allergens they come from.
Product search
Search food products by name or brand in SafeScan and see a safety verdict for your allergy profile before you go to the store, without scanning anything.
Product compare
Compare up to 4 food products side by side in SafeScan. See each verdict, flagged ingredients and warnings, and which is safer for your profile.