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Transparent vegan product checking

VeganCue is a beta product checker built around one principle: do not just display a yes/no answer — show what evidence produced the answer and say when the data is uncertain.

How a barcode verdict is formed

The app first checks for a reviewed correction in its own database, then a recent product cache, then the appropriate Open Food Facts family database. The available label and ingredient analysis is combined with conservative local rules. Clear animal-derived ingredients return Not vegan; genuinely source-dependent ingredients return Needs checking rather than being guessed.

Food first, but not food only

The architecture can identify food, beauty/personal-care, household/general and pet-food product records. For beauty and household products, vegan formulation and cruelty-free/animal-testing status remain separate questions.

VeganCue v0.7 beta

The first branded VeganCue testing release.
Short-lived device caching for faster repeat scans while live data refreshes.
More source-dependent additive rules and explicit plant-source exceptions.
Standalone help and privacy pages.
General beta feedback feeding into the protected admin dashboard.
Product-source freshness shown on the result card when available.

Not a certification service. A green result reflects the best evidence currently available to the app. Packaging, manufacturers and recognised certification bodies remain the authoritative sources for a specific product claim.