Product search
Don't have the product in your hand? Search by name or brand and SafeScan shows a safety verdict for your active profile. Plan a shopping list, or check something a friend recommended.
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How to use it
- Open the Search tab.
- Type a product name or brand.
- Each result shows a verdict for your active profile. Tap one to see the full ingredient analysis.
When search is useful
- Planning a shop: check new products before you leave home.
- Recommendations: someone suggests a snack and you want to know if it works for your family.
- Online orders: check grocery delivery items before they arrive.
When you have the package in your hand, scan its label too. Recipes change, and the label on the product is the final word.
Frequently asked questions
Is product search free?
You can try product search for free. Extended product search is part of SafeScan Pro.
Where do search results come from?
From the Open Food Facts database. Only your search term is sent, never your allergy profile.
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.
Dietary restrictions
SafeScan checks food for vegan, vegetarian, halal, kosher, low FODMAP and low histamine diets alongside your allergies, and explains every ingredient it flags.
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 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.