Food information, by everyone and for everyone
Action zones
France
International
The project
FoodClimate
Open Food Facts is a citizens' initiative that builds transparency into food products, to improve people's knowledge and health and the environmental impact of products.
20 000
contributorsaround the world enrich the database on a daily basis
+300
applications and servicesreuse Open Food Facts data
3
millionsunique visitors per month benefit from this data to make more informed consumer choices
Solution
Many consumers feel overwhelmed by the amount of information on food packaging: lengthy ingredient lists, mysterious additives to decipher, guarantees behind labels...
By making food products transparent, Open Food Facts empowers everyone to make better choices for their health and that of our planet.
By making food products transparent, Open Food Facts empowers everyone to make better choices for their health and that of our planet.
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A 2-day Hackathon on food data organized in Paris
Dear difteurs,
🧩 🧑💻 Returning to last week's brainstorm.
The Food Data Hackathontook place in Paris on December 2-3 and was organized by DINUM (+Etalab), MASAF (Ministry of Agriculture), the Direction Générale de la Concurrence, de la Consommation et de la Répression des Fraudes (DGCCRF) and in partnership with Open Food Facts and FranceAgriMer.
More than a hundred participants played the game and some superb projects were proposed!
Thank you all <3
A look back at Open Food Facts
Dear difteurs,
Every year in autumn, Open Food Facts organizes Open Food Facts Days:the must-attend event for the entire community. A new in force this year, we had the pleasure of welcoming contributors from various cities in France, but also from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK (England and Scotland).
On the program: exchange moments, creative workshops and "lightning" presentations.
Find all sessions in replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D--XJL2OzI&list=PLjAH-USadsF1iZsIFOhYicWLkwA2Zfj5l
A big thank you for your invaluable support and donations!
The money will be used for
For more than 10 years, Open Food Facts has been unearthing earmarked funding for projects without too much difficulty.
The challenge is that the permanent team spends a substantial amount of time animating the community, supporting manufacturers, and more generally maintaining and sustaining the commons.
The difts will be a precious resource to help us finance the association's day-to-day operations and be more serene about the future.
The challenge is that the permanent team spends a substantial amount of time animating the community, supporting manufacturers, and more generally maintaining and sustaining the commons.
The difts will be a precious resource to help us finance the association's day-to-day operations and be more serene about the future.
Thanks to your difts
681
new products in the database
29 difts
Action zones
France
International
Why we love it?
If "you are what you eat", then it's essential to know what you're eating accurately and exhaustively. Fortunately, Open Food Facts does just that!
Food information must be public and open. Join the world's largest food database!
Stéphane Gigandet
Founder
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Open Food Facts is a certified association meeting these six criteria:
Financial stability
Innovation
Ambition
Governance
Transparency
Systemic impact
Sustainable development goals
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