Power is Knowledge Decoded
The School of Label Literacy.
Built by deciphering food, drink, and cosmetics labels. SCANSMART is the platform behind CheckIT, the I500, FLT, and the Knowledge Library.
Pick your space.
SCANSMART is built like a school. The Common Room is open to everyone. Three classes go deeper. Barcode label information is broken down for you and is available in the Library. The same evidence and decode engine sits behind all five.
CheckIT
Scan any barcode. CheckIT shows you what’s really inside in plain language — teaspoons of sugar, sachets of salt, traffic-light verdict in seconds. Pick a lifestyle preference (sugar / salt / caffeine) or just General. Free. Works offline. The open space where everyone starts.
Open the scanner Class 1 · The Independent DatabaseThe I500
The Independent 500 — products from local independent shops the major databases miss. Halal, Caribbean, South Asian, kosher, cultural-specific groceries verified by community audit. Licensed for retail intelligence and clinical research.
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The Weekly Supermarket Checkout, Decoded
Britain’s top-selling supermarket products this week, label-decoded into teaspoons and sachets. Paired with the I500 alternatives that beat them. New entry every Monday morning.
Read this week’s Checkout → The Library · Reference & evidenceKnowledge Library
Peer-reviewed evidence on UPF (Ultra Processed Food), salt, sugar, caffeine, oral health, industry funding bias. Civic-society and policy context. SCANSMART’s structural findings from the I500 audit. Analytical positions on record. Open to everyone, no paywall. Audio and video companions also available.
Open the Library → Class 3 · For analysts, buyers, researchers, journalistsFLT — Food Label Terminal
The professional analyst terminal. Bloomberg-style keyboard-first interface, seven panels, I500 + Open Food Facts + FSA recalls + EFSA additive safety + reformulation history + UK food news WIRE. For NHS procurement, retail category managers, regulators, food-brand teams, academic researchers, journalists.
Open FLT →Ten loaves on shelves this week. Read what’s really in them.
Read this week’s Checkout →The I500 independent dataset, a Lambeth / HIN pilot in pursuit, and an NHS DTAC V2 pathway in progress. See what’s evidenced, what’s live today, and what’s next.