Codecheck AG Apps

CodeCheck: Scan food and beauty productsLooking for cosmetics and foods that are healthy and free oftoxins, palm oil or too much sugar? With the CodeCheck app you cansee at a glance what’s actually hiding behind the cryptic contentlists on the back of your products. Allowing you to shop healthyand sustainable! But CodeCheck isn’t just a barcode scanner andsmart shopping advisor. It’s also a wiki and a newsfeed – all inone app!Ingredients at a glance!Simply scan the barcode on foods or cosmetics and find out inseconds whether your granola is gluten free, if your yogurt islactose free or if there are toxins in your shower gel.Rating circleTo see at a glance how recommendable a product is in relation tohealth and ecology, CodeCheck uses a simple rating circle: thegreener the circle, the less cause for concern you have with theproduct. Red, on the other hand, indicates the presence of criticalingredients.Expert reviewsThe rating circle conceals a complex algorithm that compilesassessments from independent sources and experts to generate arating, and at the same time proposes alternative products with agreen rating circle. These sources and experts include theCalifornia Department of Public Health, Greenpeace, WWF and theEuropean Commission.Better alternativesIs there palm oil in your pizza or toxins in your shampoo? We willshow you! And with each scan of the barcode, we will alsoautomatically suggest healthy, or toxin-free cosmetics.Personal alertsAre you vegan or vegetarian, or do you need to eat gluten- orlactose-free? With CodeCheck you can be alerted to criticalingredients, and at the same time be shown better alternativeswithout gluten or animal-derived ingredients.Filter functionSet filters in each category to exclude products with hormonallyactive substances, titanium dioxides or aluminum from yoursearch.News feedThanks to the news feed in the app, you’ll always be up to datewith environmental and health tips and issues.AuthorizationsThe app requires authorizations for your camera (for the barcodescanner) and location. The location will only be queried if you tapon “Automatically detect location” in the price comparison, andthen only for a few seconds. CodeCheck records neither yourlocation nor other personal information. Only for Playstore: If youuse Android 6, you only need give your consent to theauthorizations if you actually use them.CodeCheck on the web and social media:Website: http://codecheck-app.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/CodeCheck-App-1651224451839121/?fref=tsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/codecheck_info/Twitter: https://twitter.com/codecheck_infoWrite to us at feedback@codecheck.info with any questions,suggestions or requests.