With a speedy scan of your family's favourite foods, you can find healthier swaps for next time you shop.

Use the NHS Food Scanner to bring food labels to life! A quick scan of the barcode on the product's packaging using your phone's camera will show you:

If it's a 'Good choice'

Keep an eye out for the "Good choice" badge in the app, and when you're shopping in store or online.

Living labels!

A fun augmented reality feature helps you celebrate your good choices – or bring the sugar, salt and fat in a product to life to help kids understand more about what they're eating.

Traffic light ratings

See at a glance whether the product is high, medium or low in sugar, salt and fat.

All your previous scans

See the full list of every product you've ever scanned!

Group
Adults
Children and Young People
Frontline workers
Older adults
Parents/Carers
Type
App
Area
National
Last modified
9 March 2023