Productr - product scanner, using OpenFoodFacts database (play.google.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Blaze@feddit.nl to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk

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Creator: https://old.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1jp5y0p/i_made_an_app_to_scan_barcode_and_get_the_true/

I have created an app that allows to scan barcode and get the origin of the brands (with information about parent holding company if any). It also suggest EU alternatives for the product scanned.

There is already more than 1.1m product in the databases and 140k brands (out of ~150k) analyzed. The analysis is made by automatic crawlers, so there might get issue regarding that, do not hesitate to report it. Data are coming from the great OpenFoodFacts database.

Play Store (Android): Productr

Currently there is no iOS one, ~~I might create one if people are interested in the app (as App Store pricing is high, I prefer to check if people like the app before paying the fee)~~. EDIT: As a few people is requesting it and are interested, I will proceed to App Store submission for iOS version and pay the required fee. I will keep people informed about that. It should take a few days, the time I get a mac, release app and going through the validation process of Apple (it takes 48hr according to internet, so let's see if it's that fast).

I will publish a web version soon that will allow to use the app without installing it (either android or iOS).

Enjoy ! 🇪🇺

EDIT: Some more information. Cosmetic products are also available on it, but database is quite limited currently and brand crawling has just started. I plan to expand database in upcoming days.

Pet food products should be added soon too

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[-] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 26 points 2 weeks ago

Scanned some random stuff around the house. I find the EU-centric thing a bit odd:

Norway was still in Europe last time I checked. It shouldn't have a big warning for European companies that aren't EU members. Sure; word it differently if you like, but don't dissuade from supporting European companies just because they aren't EU members.

[-] Alex4J@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

You are right, I was too EU-centric on the first release. You are not the first to raise the point, I will update that "asap" (in quote because it's a side project that I do on my spare time, so... but you can expect it for the week-end, if I am not slowed down by the Google process to publish an update).

[-] Blaze@feddit.nl 5 points 2 weeks ago

Very good point

[-] Alex4J@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

I updated the app, EEA is now displayed in green.

[-] Blaze@feddit.nl 2 points 1 week ago

Thank you, and welcome to Lemmy! Feel free if you have any question.

You can make a dedicated post to announce the new release of the app, and the fact that the EEA is now green. It would get much more visibility than our comments here

[-] Alex4J@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Thank you! I am in the process to add application to iOS, I might make a new post after it has been validated and I got few feedbacks from it

[-] Blaze@feddit.nl 2 points 1 week ago

Amazing, looking forward to it!

[-] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago

And what about those European countries which aren't in EU or EEA...?

Maybe you need a geographic location identifier underneath with some colour coding? Green for Europe, Red for USA, Orange for everywhere else.

[-] Alex4J@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Sorry for the delay, yes I could add Swiss too. Problem is where to draw the line.

I plan to add a feature to configure country/region in which you prefer to favor brand origins. Because some people also want to include Canadian product for example so...

[-] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

I was going to draw the line somewhere between Europe and Asia 🙂. But some sort of customisation of countries/regions sounds like it might be a better approach.

[-] Blaze@feddit.nl 1 points 1 week ago

Let's use the EFTA

The European Economic Area (EEA) was set up in 1994 to extend the EU’s provisions on its internal market to the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) countries. The EEA’s parties are Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Switzerland is a member of EFTA

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/en/sheet/169/the-european-economic-area-eea-switzerland-and-the-north

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[-] Alex4J@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Sorry for the delay, yes I could add Swiss too. Problem is where to draw the line.

I plan to add a feature to configure country/region in which you prefer to favor brand origins. Because some people also want to include Canadian product for example so...

[-] Kualdir@feddit.nl 6 points 2 weeks ago

I've tried it out, works great when its in the database. But half of the products I have here at home scanned as unknown, they state they're notified of it and will add it so lets hope they're able to keep that up at whatever scale such products are being submitted. Quite a few recognized products also didn't have a country linked.

Its still young and I think by having people use it we can feed it what it doesn't know so the creator can start adding it.

[-] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Seems like the OpenFoodFacts database itself can be updared: https://de.openfoodfacts.org/contribute

[-] Kualdir@feddit.nl 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yooo legend I'll take a look

[-] klic760@social.vivaldi.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

@Blaze Good job. 👍

[-] drspod@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

The app name is very 2004. Have we not yet left the great vowel shortage of the early 21st century?

[-] HK65@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

Domain squatters stole all the decent domains long ago, it's only going to get worse.

By 2100, any new company or product will only be able to get a random string of characters at least 30 long.

[-] FundMECFSResearch 1 points 2 weeks ago

F-Droid?

[-] Alex4J@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

As Blaze mention, you are not the first to ask, so I will check the process to add it there.

According to what I read, it seems easy, but I have to setup an environment/configuration for it, so it's a bit time consuming. It's in the todo list, most probably will do it in a few days.

[-] Blaze@feddit.nl 3 points 2 weeks ago

Creator said in the Reddit thread they'll consider it

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