BannedPantry: Food Scanner
Rickie Lynn Norred Health & Fitness iPhoneiPadiPod touch
BannedPantry: Food Scanner is a free Health & Fitness app for iPhone and iPad by Rickie Lynn Norred. Rated 5.0/5 from 1 ratings. Requires iOS 16.4.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 1 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 56 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Sep 15
- 2026 · v1.1
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About BannedPantry: Food Scanner
BannedPantry is the only barcode scanner that shows you which ingredients in your groceries are BANNED in the EU, Canada, UK, Japan, or California — but still legal in the US. Built by Ricki, a Louisiana mom of one (and one on the way), after she found banned dyes in her daughter's snacks. WHY MOMS USE BANNEDPANTRY • See instantly if a product contains Red 40, Yellow 5, BVO, BHA, BHT, potassium bromate, titanium dioxide, or 170+ other ingredients banned overseas • Free 5 scans/day · no signup required for first scans • Safer swap suggestions with one tap • Pregnancy Mode flags developmental-toxicity ingredients (free 14-day trial) • Family pantry profiles · re-flag alerts when products turn Avoid • OCR photo scan when the barcode is missing or damaged WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT We track 377 ingredients across food + beauty. 170+ are banned in at least one major country. Each flag cites the actual regulator (EFSA, FDA, Health Canada, etc.) — not opinions. UNLIKE OTHER SCANNERS • Yuka rates everything 0–100; we tell you if it's actually BANNED • EWG focuses on cosmetics; we cover food + beauty + supplements • Bobby Approved is hand-curated; we pull from open public data + regulator lists PRO ($4.99/mo or $39.99/yr) • Unlimited scans (barcode + photo OCR) • Family profiles for up to 4 members • Pregnancy Mode (full access) • Re-flag alerts when scanned products turn Avoid • PDF pantry audits + export • Priority support from Ricki herself SOURCES We cite EFSA, FDA, Health Canada, FSANZ, California Prop 65, and the WHO/FAO Codex. Product data comes from Open Food Facts + Open Beauty Facts (community-maintained, regulator-grade). PRIVACY Scans stay on your device unless you sign in. No selling data, ever. Built with love in Louisiana. For every mom who shouldn't have to be a chemist to feed her kids. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS BannedPantry Pro is an auto-renewable subscription ($7.99/month or $59.99/year). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase; the subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bannedpantry.com/privacy
What’s new
Version 1.1 · Updated September 15, 2026
- Ask-for-feedback card on safe scans - Faster Pro status updates after purchase - Bug fixes and performance improvements
App privacy
The developer, Rickie Lynn Norred, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Health & Fitness: Health
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Contact Info: Email Address
- User Content: Photos or Videos, Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Crash Data
Used for: App Functionality
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