Instructions for a scan party: the objective, how to organise it, the resources at your disposal, we tell you all about it! By the way, what is a “scan party”? It’s participatory science in action! More concretely, it is the participatory collection + entry of food products data on the largest open food database in …
In the first part of this Nutri-Sight blogpost series, we introduced Nutri-Sight, our AI-powered solution developed thanks to the DRG4Food programme, designed to tackle the monumental task of extracting nutrition facts from food packaging images, at Open Food Facts scale. This technology is a game-changer for populating the Open Food Facts database, but its true …
Open Food Facts was created with a simple principle: Food information is a matter of public interest, and it must remain accessible to all. In fact, it plays a central role in public health, environmental sustainability, and individual decision-making. To serve this purpose, Open Food Facts is both independent and open. Who is behind Open …
📬 SAVE THE DATEOur annual community gathering Open Food Facts Days 2025 will take place on the 13-14th September 2025. We hope that many of you will take part in this unique time dedicated to our community. 📍in Paris, France What are you in for ? ✅ Meeting Open Food Facts members from different countries✅ …
Open Prices second community challenge concluded this week. We’re happy to announce that near 500 prices of Eggs were added by contributors during the last month. Voir en plein écran Some quick stats on the challenge: 477 prices, 26 contributors, 279 different products, ~20% of eggs were chocolate and the most expensive egg cost 18€ (chocolate, not ostrich). This …
Have you ever looked at a food label and seen a long list of unfamiliar ingredients? Many of those are food additives. From soft drinks to salad dressings, food additives are nearly everywhere in our modern diets. Let’s break it down together. What are food additives? Food additives are substances added to food products for …
At Open Food Facts, we are always excited to see our tools used to empower people toward better food choices. That’s what happened recently in Guyane during a Scan Party organised by the Mutualité Française Guyane (MFG) at the Local Mission of Centre-Est Savanes. This event was part two of a workshop series dedicated to …
Last week, we hosted our very first webinar aimed at researchers, students and academics to present how Open Food Facts can support scientific research. 👉 On the agenda: 1. Introduction to Open Food Facts2. Exploring and making the most of Open Food Facts data >> Overview of the available data>> Examples of research studies based …
We hope you had a wonderful spring! For those who missed our last newsletter on May 8, 2025, we have plenty to tell you about what’s happening within the Open Food Facts community. But first, here are two events not to be missed: 🗓️ in May 20 May from 14h to 15h (Europe/Paris timezone) Our …
The NutriNet-Santé study is a large-scale epidemiological study launched in 2009 in France, aimed at analyzing the links between nutrition, health, and eating behaviors. It relies on the voluntary participation of tens of thousands of “NutriNet users – Nutrinauts” who regularly complete online questionnaires about their diet, lifestyle, and health. The main objectives of NutriNet-Santé …
16 March 2025: Signing of the interministerial order revising the Nutri-Score calculation rules to provide better nutritional information to consumers. Source: Santé publique France Launched in October 2017, Nutri-score has a double objective: ✔️ To inform consumers’ choices regarding the food products they purchase ✔️ To encourage professionals to reformulate their recipes to improve their …
