ecoSwitch

Did you know that the world's food system is responsible for around 30% to 40% of greenhouse gas emission (GHGe).

You can make better choices for our planet with ecoSwitch. Simply scan a barcode to get a food's Planetary Health Rating, sustainability and health information and better alternatives.

ecoSwitch uses science-based algorithms developed by The George Institute for Global Health - an internationally respected medical research institute.

ecoSwitch is based on the same platform as our award-winning FoodSwitch app, with over 100,000 Australian packaged food items in its database, and is accredited by ORCHA with a review Score of 74% in 2020 making FoodSwitch app the most trusted source for health app advice.

ecoSwitch will help you find better foods for our planet when grocery shopping.

MAKING BETTER FOOD CHOICES FOR OUR PLANET IS FAST AND EASY

• Barcode Scanner --- Simply scan barcodes to view planetary health ratings and sustainablity information of packaged food products.

• Planetary Health Rating --- View how foods you scan contribute to greenhouse gas emissions with our simple star rating. The more stars a product has, the less harmful it is to our planet.

• Better Food Choices --- See recommendations for foods with lower carbon impact based on what you scan.

• Sustainablity Information --- Tap on an items to see more data such as sustainablity claims, country of origin information, and level of processing based on the NOVA classification.

• Health Star Rating mode --- View how healthy your scanned product is based on Health Star Ratings. The higher the star rating, the healthier the food is.

• Traffic Light Labels mode --- View key components of a food based on color-coded ratings. Red is high, Green is low and Amber is medium.


MORE FEATURES

• 'Help us out' by capturing photos of items not currently in our product database.

Check out this video. Professor Bruce Neal - Executive Director at The George Institute for Global Health talks about the FoodSwitch program and its vision to improve health https://www.georgeinstitute.org/videos/launch-food-the-foodswitch-program

ecoSwitch is owned and operated by The George Institute for Global Health.

For more information about ecoSwitch and FAQs, please visit http://www.georgeinstitute.org/projects/foodswitch.