# BiteFax — Food additive rules by country

> Food additive rules by country (iPhone/iPad app by Zach Brown.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bitefax/id6818312256 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Zach Brown](https://appshunter.io/developer/6818312258)
- Category: Food & Drink, Reference
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.5 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-13
- Data updated: 2026-11-01

## What is BiteFax?

Scan the barcode on a packaged food, or type its name. BiteFax shows which of 36 tracked food additives are in it, and how the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada each treat them.

The same ingredient can be allowed in one country, need a warning label in another, and be off the approved list in a third. BiteFax lines those rules up side by side, so you can read them at a glance.

FOR EVERY ADDITIVE
- Four countries side by side: allowed, allowed with limits, warning label required, being phased out, or not on the approved list
- The rule in plain words
- The regulator's own words, a link to the source, and the date we last checked it
- US state laws where they differ, including laws a court has put on hold

MORE TO DO
- Compare two products: what's only in one, and what they share
- Others in the same aisle, matched to the flavor
- How processed a product is, key nutrition facts, and California's Prop 65 list
- Photograph an ingredient list when a barcode isn't found
- Reminders when a rule changes for something you scanned
- Share a result as a picture
- English, Spanish, and French; text size that follows your iPhone

WHAT THIS IS NOT
BiteFax is not health advice. It doesn't score, rank, or judge food. "Not on the approved list" is a legal status in one country, not a claim that anything is harmful.

PRIVACY
No account. No ads. No tracking. The barcode is read on your phone, and your scans stay on your phone. We count how many scans happen each day, with nothing that identifies you or what you scanned.

THE DATA
36 additives and 144 rules, each checked against the regulator that made it, each with its own date. Ingredients come from Open Food Facts (Open Database License) and the USDA's FoodData Central; both can be incomplete or out of date.

## Is BiteFax safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess BiteFax.

## Is BiteFax legit?

BiteFax has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for BiteFax is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-10-30

The biggest BiteFax update yet.

- Compare two products: what's only in one, and what they share
- 36 additives tracked, up from 25
- How processed a product is, key nutrition facts, and California's Prop 65 list
- No barcode? Photograph the ingredient list
- Others in the same aisle, matched to the flavor
- Reminders when a rule changes for something you scanned
- Spanish and French
- Text size that follows your iPhone, and better VoiceOver
- No package handy? Try a sample on the first screen

### 1.1 — 2026-10-19

A fresh look and an easier way in.

- Search by name.  Type a product, like Goldfish, and pick it from a list with photos.
- A short tour on first open shows where everything is.
- A clearer scan: a box locks onto the barcode the moment it reads.
- Tap any product photo to see it full size.
- When none of the 25 additives we track are in a product, you see exactly what was checked.
- Scanning now uses Apple's own camera tools.
- A few small surprises if you keep scrolling.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-13

No release notes.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-11-01.*