SCANSMART
SCANSMART — canonical brand mark

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, the Knowledge Library, and the Partner Programme.

See how it works
Six ways in

Pick your space.

SCANSMART is built like a school. The Common Room is open to everyone. Four 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 six.

Common Room · For everyone

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 Database

The 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.

— products catalogued
— missing from the main food
database
Updated —
Access the I500 → Class 2 · For institutions

Partner with SCANSMART

For NHS commissioners, GP networks, headteachers, council policy officers, foundation funders, community organisations. Borough-level audit programmes, food-literacy curriculum, NHS HealthStore pathway, evidence-led commissioning.

Start a conversation → Class 3 · Read every Monday

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 → Class 4 · For analysts, buyers, researchers, journalists

FLT — 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 → The Library · Reference & evidence

Knowledge 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.

Open the Library →
This week’s Checkout
Live from 5 May 2026 Built from the live in-store audit running every Monday morning
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Registered company
SCANSMART Ltd
England & Wales · Co. No. 17128797
NHS pathway
DTAC V2 in progress
NHS HealthStore route · Q2–Q3 2027
Evidence base
Peer-reviewed citations
Decision Record live since 29 April 2026
Open by default
Knowledge Library, Weekly Checkout,
and PWA scanner free for everyone