Use by public actors

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Are there any governments departments and/or ministries using your solution?

Note: due to the open nature of our data, it's likely that various government departments and multilateral organizations are using our database without our direct knowledge. If you're a government affiliated entity using or thinking of using Open Food Facts, please contact us or edit this page.

Belgium

  • SPF Belgique is using Open Food Facts

France

Health

  • Open Food Facts has an official partnership with Santé publique France, the French National Public Health Agency. This collaboration is formalized through a multi-year convention. This formal relationship with a national health agency demonstrates the recognition of Open Food Facts' value in informing and supporting public health initiatives.
  • Various divisions of the Health ministry are also using Open Food Facts for various purposes.

Environment

  • We've partnered with French Environment Authority ADEME on operation "Plein Pot sur les Emballages" for the official Environmental Score
  • We've taken part in the official Environmental Score experimentation driven by MTE and ADEME.

Consumer protection

  • DGCCRF has been using Open Food Facts, and we've integrated Signal Conso into Open Food Facts for French products for French users.
  • INSEE has investigated the use of Open Food Facts.

Education

  • Several teachers have been using Open Food Facts as a resource. More on that in Education

Others

  • Additionally, due to the open nature of our data, it's likely that various government departments and multilateral organizations are using our database without our direct knowledge. While we can't track all usage, this openness ensures our data is freely available for public health research, policy-making, and other governmental purposes worldwide.