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 …
Nutrition is one of the key indicators of our diet. Some people will focus on certain indicators in particular: sugar or carbohydrates, calories or fat, depending on their concerns. The Nutri-Score stands out because it attempts to give a global and balanced overview by combining it with other elements. Fortunately, in most countries, nutrition information …
25 years of promoting free & open source software 🎉 This year marks the 25th anniversary of FOSDEM, a two-day event organised by volunteers for the promotion of free and open source software, in Brussels (Belgium). It’s a one-of-a-kind get together in Europe. It started in 2000 by Raphael Bauduin, a fan of the Linux …
Hello dear contributor / foodie / fan of the Open Food Facts project / concerned citizen / partner organisation / lover of open data / researcher, We are inviting you join the discussion about our next Open Food Facts Days 2025 ! Let’s come up with the date, place, program together. Give your ideas in just …
As we start this new year, let’s rewind the past year and celebrate what the Open Food Facts community has achieved! It has been a rich year on many fronts, with more initiatives, efforts and leadership by the community members. Our mission is to bring more transparency in the food sector by opening data on …
About the association As many of you know, Open Food Facts is a non-profit association, with an open and collective governance. As such, it meets at a General Assembly every year. During these few hours, the members of the association are updated on the project’s progress, its news, changes, financial accounts, etc. As members, they …
We’re excited to announce the integration of the revised Nutri-Score formula across Open Food Facts. This significant update aligns the Open Food Facts experience with the latest scientific recommendations and empowers consumers with the knowledge they need to keep making informed food choices. Nutri-Score: a powerful tool for healthy eating 🚥 The Nutri-Score is a …
Today, Open Food Facts was added to the Digital Public Goods Alliance DPG Registry. The goal of the DPGA and its registry is to promote digital public goods in order to create a more equitable world. Being recognised as a DPG increases the visibility, support for, and prominence of open projects that have the potential …
Since its creation, the European Next Generation Internet (NGI) programme has supported hundreds of innovative projects to build the Internet of tomorrow: more respectful of privacy, more open, more inclusive and more ethical. The Open Food Facts project has been fortunate to benefit from funding from the NGI initiative, for which we are extremely grateful. …
We’ve reached 50 000 prices on Open Prices today ! 🎉 This amazing milestone is a collective effort from the 650 contributors of Open Prices. We thank all them for their effort towards greater transparency in the prices of food! 💰Open Prices is a project that started as a workshop at the Open Food Facts Days …
