VerifyGF: Gluten Free Scanner

VerifyGF is a fast, private food screening tool built to help you navigate grocery store shelves. Designed around U.S. labeling guidance, VerifyGF helps flag gluten-containing ingredients, wheat allergen statements, trace warnings, and cross-contact language. Whether you are managing celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, or shopping for someone you care about, VerifyGF gives you practical tools to double-check foods and shop with more confidence. WHY VERIFYGF? • BUILT FOR ACCESS, NOT PAYWALLS No one should have to pay a “subscription tax” or trade personal data just to double-check food labels. VerifyGF is free to use, with no ads, required sign-ins, tracking, or locked features. It’s an independent passion project built from personal necessity, with the goal of keeping gluten-screening tools simple, private, and accessible. • PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your health and dietary choices are your business. VerifyGF does not require an account, does not track your location, and contains zero ads or analytics. Your recent scans and product history stay on your device. Barcode lookups only contact food databases to retrieve the product information you requested. KEY FEATURES SMART MULTI-SOURCE SCANNING • Barcode Scanner: Quickly retrieve product information from the crowd-sourced Open Food Facts database, with automatic USDA FoodData Central fallback or supplementation when ingredients or key product details are missing. • Ingredient Label OCR: For products not in the database or when shopping without internet, capture a photo of the ingredient list. VerifyGF’s on-device scanner recognizes the text and runs gluten-risk screening locally. Since no label photo or recognized text is uploaded, it stays private and works even in “dead zones” at the back of the store. RULES-BASED SCREENING VerifyGF does not use generative AI to guess whether a food is safe. It applies rules-based screening to ingredient text, wheat allergen statements, gluten-free labels and certification signals, and trace or cross-contact warnings using U.S.-focused labeling guidance. BUILT-IN MANUAL DOUBLE-CHECKING Community databases can have gaps or outdated information. VerifyGF includes one-tap tools to help you double-check results: • Search the web for a product’s gluten-free status. • Search questionable ingredients in context. • Search for recent ingredient changes or manufacturer updates. • Open the product’s Open Food Facts page to review details or contribute corrections. • Refresh product data when you want to re-check the latest available database result. IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER VerifyGF is an informational screening tool only. It does not provide medical advice and does not guarantee that a product is safe for people with celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, wheat allergy, or other medical dietary needs. Ingredients, labels, and manufacturing processes can change at any time. Always read the physical package label and contact the manufacturer when you are unsure.