Read the label,
then read between
the lines
.

Solini scores every product on the shelf against published regulatory data — the actual EFSA opinions, IARC monographs, and ANSES warnings. Food. Skincare. Anything with a barcode.

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  • IARC
  • ANSES
  • JECFA
  • NTP
  • Prop 65
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EFSA reduces ADI for BPA by 20,000× · 2d ago CA passes Red 40 warning label bill · 4d ago IARC reclassifies aspartame as Group 2B · 1w ago FDA expands PFAS-in-packaging probe · 1w ago ANSES flags new acrylamide thresholds · 2w ago EU bans titanium dioxide (E171) in food · 2w ago EFSA reduces ADI for BPA by 20,000× · 2d ago CA passes Red 40 warning label bill · 4d ago IARC reclassifies aspartame as Group 2B · 1w ago FDA expands PFAS-in-packaging probe · 1w ago ANSES flags new acrylamide thresholds · 2w ago EU bans titanium dioxide (E171) in food · 2w ago

Seven regulators, no opinions of our own

FDAUS Food & Drug Admin.
EFSAEU Food Safety Authority
IARCWHO carcinogen classifications
ANSESFrench national agency
JECFAFAO/WHO additive committee
NTPUS National Toxicology Program
Prop 65California reproductive harm list

Every flag in the app points back to a specific decision — a ban, a warning label, a published classification. Tap any score and you see the receipt.

THE GAP  ·  ISSUE 01

What the box says.
What the lab says.

The front of the package is marketing. The ingredient panel is the law. Chue surfaces the gap between the two, on every scan.

FROSTED FLAKES
FRONT OF BOX

"Made with the natural goodness of corn. Excellent source of 8 vitamins & minerals."

CHUE SAYS
28/100
  • HazardBHT (E321) — NTP listed antioxidant
  • Avoid11g added sugar per serving
  • AvoidNutri-Score D

Capped at 49. The vitamins are fortified back in after the corn is stripped.

BABY SHAMPOO
FRONT OF BOTTLE

"No more tears. Hypoallergenic. Clinically proven mildness since 1953."

CHUE SAYS
31/100
  • HazardFragrance — undisclosed allergen mix
  • AvoidPEG-80 sorbitan laurate — 1,4-dioxane risk
  • Better swapBurt's Bees Tear Free · 84

"Hypoallergenic" is unregulated in the US. The EU formulation is different.

FROSTED STRAWBERRY POP-TARTS
FRONT OF BOX

"Made with real fruit. Good source of 7 vitamins & minerals. 0g trans fat."

CHUE SAYS
22/100
  • HazardRed 40 — banned in EU schools 2027
  • HazardTBHQ — petroleum-derived antioxidant
  • AvoidHFCS as 2nd ingredient · Nutri-Score E

"Real fruit" = 2% pear concentrate. The filling is largely corn syrup.

HONEY NUT CHEERIOS
FRONT OF BOX

"Heart-healthy whole grain oats. May help reduce the risk of heart disease."

CHUE SAYS
52/100
  • Avoid9g added sugar — 2nd ingredient
  • CautionTocopherols mixed source
  • OKWhole grain oats verified

Genuine whole grain. But the heart-claim only applies to plain Cheerios, not the Honey Nut SKU.

FOOD & PERSONAL CARE

Two aisles. One verdict.

Every score reads the ingredient list the same way whether you scan a cereal box, a face cleanser, a tube of toothpaste, or a tin of tuna.

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KELLOGG'S · 038000113000

Frosted Flakes

0
  • Hazard BHT (E321) — synthetic antioxidant, NTP listed
  • Avoid High added sugar — 11g per serving
  • Avoid Nutri-Score D
5 sources tracked Cap: hazardous additive
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JOHNSON'S · 381370083700

Baby Shampoo (US)

0
  • Hazard Fragrance — undisclosed mix, allergen risk
  • Avoid PEG-80 sorbitan laurate — 1,4-dioxane risk
  • Better swap Burt's Bees Tear Free · 84
Open Beauty Facts · EU CosIng EU formula differs

PURESCORE METHODOLOGY

How we get to a number.

Three independent components, weighted 60 / 30 / 10. Hard ceilings when something unforgivable is on the ingredient list. The math is published, not opaque.

60%

Nutritional quality

Nutri-Score grade from the EU public-health authority. A = 100 · B = 70 · C = 40 · D = 20 · E = 5.

30%

Additives

Per-additive deductions by risk class. Caution −12, Avoid −25, Hazard −50. Caps if any present.

10%

Organic

100 if an official organic certification is on the package. 0 otherwise. No middle ground.

HARD CAP · 49 Any Hazard-tier additive or a Nutri-Score of D / E. The ceiling holds even if everything else is perfect.
SOFT CAP · 60 Any Avoid-tier additive present. Clean ingredient swaps unlock the full range.

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BY THE NUMBERS

The receipts.

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Products in catalog

Open Food Facts & Open Beauty Facts contributors maintain the world's largest open product database. Chue sits on top.

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Of US grocery SKUs covered

Anything in a major chain — Whole Foods, Target, Walmart, Trader Joe's — comes up instantly by barcode. Niche brands fall back to photo search.

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Additives flagged

Cross-referenced against published regulatory decisions. Each carries the specific authority, year, and decision text behind the flag.

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Regulators cross-referenced

FDA, EFSA, IARC, ANSES, JECFA, NTP, California Prop 65. Each flag in the app points back to a specific decision from one of these — a ban, a warning label, a published classification.

COMMUNITY + ALERTS

You'll know before the news does.

Chue's community shares reviews and warnings on the products everyone's actually buying. When a recall or regulatory action hits a product you've scanned, you see it next to your coffee — not three weeks later in your feed.

RECALL

Red 40 warning labels expanding in US

California passed a school cafeteria ban for the 2027-2028 school year. Several states are advancing similar legislation requiring warning labels.

via state legislative trackers 412 products you've scanned
WARNING

IARC reclassifies aspartame as Group 2B

The International Agency for Research on Cancer moved aspartame to "possibly carcinogenic to humans." JECFA reaffirmed the ADI but advised reviewing chronic exposure.

via iarc.who.int 87 products you've scanned
WATCHING

PFAS in cosmetic packaging

FDA expanded monitoring of PFAS migration from packaging. Look for PTFE or polytetrafluoroethylene in ingredients — both fluoropolymer flags.

via fda.gov 23 products you've scanned
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We scanned 14 "kids' fruit snacks" at our local Target. Twelve of fourteen scored under 35. Eleven listed Red 40 or Yellow 5. Chue did in 90 seconds what reading every label takes 45 minutes.
— internal field test, San Diego, Apr 2026

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FAQ

Frequently Asked.

01 Where does the data come from?

Open Food Facts and Open Beauty Facts for product identity and ingredients. Nutri-Score for the nutritional dimension. Regulatory cross-reference against FDA, EFSA, IARC, ANSES, JECFA, NTP, and California Prop 65.

USDA FoodData Central, Nutritionix, FatSecret, and Edamam plug in once API keys are configured. The app shows you which sources fired on each scan.

02 Is Chue free?

Yes. Unlimited barcode scans, hazard flags, banned-abroad warnings, multi-source citations, save and blacklist — all free, no account needed.

Premium ($19/yr) adds photo search for off-database items, cart-mode multi-scan, weekly digests, friends, and unlimited history. The free tier is intentionally the most useful tier.

03 Why a hard cap at 49 instead of just deducting points?

Because a single hazardous additive — a substance an authoritative body has classified as carcinogenic, banned in another market, or restricted — is not redeemed by adding fiber elsewhere.

A product with TBHQ, BHT, potassium bromate, or Red 40 gets a ceiling, no matter how many vitamins are fortified in. Same for Nutri-Score D or E. The ceiling is the honesty signal.

04 What if a product isn't in the database?

Chue falls back to photo search using a vision model that reads the ingredient panel directly off the package.

You can also contribute the product to Open Food Facts in two taps from inside the app — your scan helps the next person scanning the same brand.

05 Does Chue work in Europe / UK / Australia?

Yes. The product database is global and the regulatory cross-reference includes EU bodies (EFSA, ANSES), WHO bodies (IARC, JECFA), US bodies (FDA, NTP, Prop 65), and a long tail of national agencies.

When EU and US formulations differ for the same brand — common in cereals and cosmetics — Chue surfaces both rows and shows the gap.

06 What about privacy?

Scan history is stored encrypted in your account, accessible only to you. We never sell aggregate data to brands or third parties.

You can scan without an account for your first 50 products. After that, an account lets your scans sync across devices.

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