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SafePlate: Food Safety Scanner

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SafePlate: Food Safety Scanner

by Finn Digital LLC

5.0 (1) v1.3.0 22 MB Universal 12+

Description

Know what's in every bite.

Scan a barcode or snap a photo of any food label, and SafePlate reads the ingredient list and instantly highlights anything that matches your family's allergen profiles — including hidden synonyms like "hydrolyzed soy protein" and "sodium caseinate" that are easy to miss.

Built for families juggling milk, peanut, gluten, and 11 more allergens across kids and adults — each person gets their own profile.

WHY FAMILIES CHOOSE SAFEPLATE
• Honest by design — when a label is blurry or a product isn't in the database, SafePlate tells you it couldn't verify, instead of showing a false all-clear.
• Reads hidden allergen synonyms that are easy to miss on a busy label.
• A profile for every family member, with the severity tier you assign.
• Scans barcodes, printed labels, and restaurant menus.

IMPORTANT — please read

SafePlate is an informational tool, not a medical device, and is not FDA cleared. SafePlate reads INGREDIENT TEXT only — it does NOT verify cooking temperature, doneness, hygiene, cross-contamination, expiration, or storage. You are responsible for cooking to a safe internal temperature, safe food-handling, and verifying freshness. Allergen highlights are not a guarantee of safety; always confirm with the manufacturer's label. In an emergency, call 911 — SafePlate does not call emergency services on your behalf.

WHAT'S IN THE APP

Per-profile allergen lists
• Add a profile for each family member with their own allergen list and the severity tier you assign yourself (mild, moderate, severe, life-threatening).
• 14 allergen categories: milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, fish, shellfish, sesame, mustard, celery, lupin, mollusks, sulfites — plus custom user-defined ingredients you'd like to avoid.

Beyond allergens — your own ingredient lists
• Optional built-in lists for eating patterns you may choose to follow: gluten-free, low-FODMAP, low-glycemic, low-sugar, low-acid, and lactose-free — plus fully custom lists for any ingredient you want to avoid.
• Turn any list on per profile and SafePlate highlights matches the same way it does for allergens. It does not recommend or endorse any eating pattern — you decide.

Three ways to scan
• Barcode lookup against the public Open Food Facts and USDA FoodData Central databases.
• Photograph an ingredient label — on-device AI reads the printed text.
• Photograph a restaurant menu or plated dish — the app extracts visible text you can review.

More tools
• Color-coded ingredient summary highlighting any configured matches.
• Cooking-temperature and food-handling reminders when meat, poultry, or seafood is scanned (informational only).
• Reaction Journal — log a date, food, severity tier, and a photo for your own records.
• Allergy cards in 11 languages with a QR code, for handing to a server.
• Meal Planner — recipe ideas that avoid any ingredient on your family profiles.
• Nearby-restaurant map with allergen tags and notes from other families. Always call ahead to confirm.
• Reminders for auto-injector expiration dates you log, and alerts when the public OpenFDA or USDA FSIS feeds post a Class I recall affecting your scan history.
• Siri shortcuts, Spotlight search, and full VoiceOver support.

PRICING

Free: 5 scans per month, 1 family profile, all the personal-reminder features.
SafePlate PRO: $6.99/month or $49.99/year — unlimited scans, unlimited profiles, recall feed access, full meal planner, ingredient explanations. 7-day free trial. Auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions.

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Published by Finn Digital LLC. For informational purposes only — SafePlate reads ingredient text and is not a medical device. Always read the manufacturer's allergen statement and follow safe food-handling.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://finndigital.net/safeplate/privacy.html

What's new (v1.3.0)

NEW — Plate Intel: point your camera at a plate, bowl, or spread and SafePlate identifies each food it sees, then checks every item against your family's allergy profiles. You get a per-item breakdown, a health index, estimated calories, and a clear heads-up on the ingredients worth a closer look.

Plus our biggest accuracy update yet — the scan engine was rebuilt from the ground up:
• Smarter matching: SafePlate now reads whole words, so "cocoa butter" is no longer mistaken for dairy and "peanut-free" no longer trips the peanut flag.
• Honest by design: when a label is blurry or a product isn't in the database, SafePlate clearly tells you it couldn't verify — instead of showing a false all-clear.
• Reads labels in 5 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian allergen terms.
• Catches more hidden synonyms across milk, egg, soy, gluten, and tree-nut ingredients.
• Cooking-temperature and food-handling reminders when you scan meat, poultry, or seafood (informational only).
• Clearer results with a data-confidence and "last updated" label, so you can see how fresh each lookup is.
• You're in control: AI photo scanning is opt-in, photos aren't stored after a scan, and you can keep scanning fully on your device.

Thanks for using SafePlate. Questions or ideas? Reach us any time from Settings → Support.