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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/welcome-to-open-food-facts-forum/7 "2021-12-12T22:21:17Z")
Welcome to the Open Food Facts’ forum! This is the place where the community discuss all kind of question/topic related to the project. Please read our guidelines to participate. This forum is open to anyone. Feel free… --- ## [What should be filled in "Countries where sold" field for online books?](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/what-should-be-filled-in-countries-where-sold-field-for-online-books/2448)
**Author:** [@Libra](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Libra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/what-should-be-filled-in-countries-where-sold-field-for-online-books/2448 "2026-11-04T21:09:20Z")
Online? Web? World? Worldwide? Especially it is relevant for books available for free --- ## [Isn't it easier just to set the whole website so it’s only accessible after registration?](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/isnt-it-easier-just-to-set-the-whole-website-so-it-s-only-accessible-after-registration/2434)
**Author:** [@Libra](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Libra)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/isnt-it-easier-just-to-set-the-whole-website-so-it-s-only-accessible-after-registration/2434 "2026-11-04T20:49:25Z")
I tried to use the main website without logging into my account for 100th time. It is just unusable. Except for main pages I didn’t meet almost any single feature that can work. Almost every my click/action triggers this… --- ## [New folksonomy property: user:\[username\]](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/new-folksonomy-property-user-username/2285)
**Author:** [@Libra](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Libra)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/new-folksonomy-property-user-username/2285 "2026-11-04T20:43:14Z")
Motivation It allows to store personal properties and their values. user:\[username\]: is a prefix used to store personal properties and their values, that you ready to share with the whole world (because every folksono… --- ## [Labels for vegetarian vegan](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/labels-for-vegetarian-vegan/2350)
**Author:** [@Adebyrne](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Adebyrne)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/labels-for-vegetarian-vegan/2350 "2026-10-08T14:10:12Z")
I have scanned a tin of soup from heinz. The app looked at ingredients and says some may not be vegetarian. It has a specific vegetarian label on it but there doesn’t seem to be an override --- ## [New folksonomy property - :country\_name](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/new-folksonomy-property-country-name/2286)
**Author:** [@Libra](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Libra)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/new-folksonomy-property-country-name/2286 "2026-07-21T23:34:02Z")
Motivation It allows to specify, that some information is relevant only to some specific country/countries :\[country\_name\] is a suffix that should be added mainly to other properties to show that value will be relevan… --- ## [Is it OK to specify size in product name to differentiate some products?](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/is-it-ok-to-specify-size-in-product-name-to-differentiate-some-products/2325)
**Author:** [@Libra](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Libra)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/is-it-ok-to-specify-size-in-product-name-to-differentiate-some-products/2325 "2026-07-21T22:34:50Z")
Found this example: Should this practice be accepted? --- ## [Are there any detailed statistics of OFF, OPF etc datasets?](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/are-there-any-detailed-statistics-of-off-opf-etc-datasets/2324)
**Author:** [@Libra](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Libra)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/are-there-any-detailed-statistics-of-off-opf-etc-datasets/2324 "2026-07-15T12:18:15Z")
I haven’t found any page with that. Does it even exist? For instance, how many contributors the project has totally and which percent/number of them is active and in which countries? How many products don’t have any ill… --- ## [Why barcode is used as main product identifier?](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/why-barcode-is-used-as-main-product-identifier/2312)
**Author:** [@Libra](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Libra)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/why-barcode-is-used-as-main-product-identifier/2312 "2026-06-24T19:28:49Z")
There many products that doesn’t have it. Why should they be out of OFF’s scope? --- ## [New folksonomy property: allergen\_warning\_transcription](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/new-folksonomy-property-allergen-warning-transcription/2291)
**Author:** [@Libra](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Libra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/new-folksonomy-property-allergen-warning-transcription/2291 "2026-06-08T21:18:48Z")
Explanation According to this thread allergen info is not part of ingredient. But in my opinion this text is still important and it can be useful to store it. Content allergen\_warning\_transcription is a property that… --- ## [New folksonomy property: storage\_conditions](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/new-folksonomy-property-storage-conditions/2290)
**Author:** [@Libra](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Libra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/new-folksonomy-property-storage-conditions/2290 "2026-06-08T20:59:32Z")
Motivation Allows to store packaging instructions/recommendations how some product should be stored storage\_conditions is used to store text on packaging which explains how to store this product. Example: property: … --- ## [New folksonomy property: uncategorized\_text](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/new-folksonomy-property-uncategorized-text/2289)
**Author:** [@Libra](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Libra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/new-folksonomy-property-uncategorized-text/2289 "2026-06-08T11:29:54Z")
Motivation If I don’t know specific category for some text, but I’m ready to transcript it. It can be stored there until someone who will know the appreciate category will move this text to it. It is easier to copy this … --- ## [Language code folksonomy modifier](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/language-code-folksonomy-modifier/2238)
**Author:** [@Libra](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Libra)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/language-code-folksonomy-modifier/2238 "2026-05-23T06:16:10Z")
It was recommended to me to start a topic on this forum if I want to create a new folksonomy property, but because the forum is almost inactive, I created the page before, because I already started to use it: :\[xx-la… --- ## [OFF's localization is so bad](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/offs-localization-is-so-bad/2172)
**Author:** [@Libra](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Libra)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/offs-localization-is-so-bad/2172 "2026-05-22T21:22:21Z")
I’m sorry for this post, but it will be a summary of my pain, because really, this is the worst realization of localization feature I ever seen. It works even worse than machine translation on usual websites. I will sta… --- ## [Is it OK to use folksonomy in this way?](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/is-it-ok-to-use-folksonomy-in-this-way/2239)
**Author:** [@Libra](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Libra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/is-it-ok-to-use-folksonomy-in-this-way/2239 "2026-05-21T10:57:04Z")
Property: recommendations Product: Имбирь маринованный – РАЗНОСОЛ – 200 г Value: Очень хорошо подходит к рыбе и мясу. 😋 (English translation is “Goes very well with fish and meat. 😋”). --- ## [Double use of Nutri-Score on Product Page in Mobile App](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/double-use-of-nutri-score-on-product-page-in-mobile-app/2208)
**Author:** [@Libra](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Libra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/double-use-of-nutri-score-on-product-page-in-mobile-app/2208 "2026-03-15T23:01:51Z")
OFF mobile app have two Nutri-Scores on every product page. What is the reason for this behavior? Both go to the same page with the same content, so it is just an annoying duplicate, that takes free space and is one of t… --- ## [Analyse nutritionnelle de mes kreplach](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/analyse-nutritionnelle-de-mes-kreplach/745)
**Author:** [@Kako75](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Kako75)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/analyse-nutritionnelle-de-mes-kreplach/745 "2025-03-04T14:43:02Z")
Bonjour, Depuis très longtemps, je cuisine des kreplach, des sortes de ravioli juives d’Europe de l’Est. C’est la recette de ma grand-mère que j’ai affiné. Au fil du temps, au delà de mes proches, des amis d’amis m’en c… --- ## [Auchan Tourteau fromagé - Invalid serving size](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/auchan-tourteau-fromage-invalid-serving-size/613)
**Author:** [@fgouget](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/fgouget)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/auchan-tourteau-fromage-invalid-serving-size/613 "2025-02-24T14:59:31Z")
Auchan - Tourteau fromagé Tourteau fromagé - Mmm ! - 0.25 kg My understanding is the “serving size” field should just contain a number and the unit, in this case “62 g”. But for this product it contains “62 g (Valeur… --- ## [Product ID on download and website don't align](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/product-id-on-download-and-website-dont-align/685)
**Author:** [@matan](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/matan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/product-id-on-download-and-website-dont-align/685 "2025-01-16T02:07:33Z")
I downloaded the csv data set sometime within the last month. The first entry there has the following url “bijou cacao - 660g”. When I click on this the website brings me to “bijou cacao - 660g”. Seemingly the website se… --- ## [Reflets de France - Galettes de sarrasin (invalid data)](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/reflets-de-france-galettes-de-sarrasin-invalid-data/692)
**Author:** [@fgouget](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/fgouget)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/reflets-de-france-galettes-de-sarrasin-invalid-data/692 "2025-01-16T02:04:44Z")
The manufacturer provided incorrect information, locking out contributors: Reflets de France - Galettes de sarrasin The product picture is outdated. This is obvious since it still has the obsolete Green Dot logo inste… --- ## [Carrefour - Incorrect information on pear preserve](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/carrefour-incorrect-information-on-pear-preserve/667)
**Author:** [@fgouget](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/fgouget)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/carrefour-incorrect-information-on-pear-preserve/667 "2025-01-16T01:56:51Z")
The manufacturer provided incorrect information, locking out contributors: Carrefour - Poires Williams demi-fruits sirop léger https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/3245412709661 Nutrition facts don’t match the sel… --- ## [Carrefour disabled the Nutriscore calculation in OpenFoodFacts for its fruit juice](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/carrefour-disabled-the-nutriscore-calculation-in-openfoodfacts-for-its-fruit-juice/691)
**Author:** [@fgouget](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/fgouget)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/carrefour-disabled-the-nutriscore-calculation-in-openfoodfacts-for-its-fruit-juice/691 "2024-12-07T18:48:35Z")
The manufacturer provides the information for this fruit juice but it is outdated and incomplete: Carrefour - Raisin Framboise Myrtille Cassis Pur jus raisin & fruits rouges - Carrefour Sélection - 1 L The name shoul… --- ## [Why wheat gluten is considered as ultratransformed?](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/why-wheat-gluten-is-considered-as-ultratransformed/735)
**Author:** [@EtuRennes](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/EtuRennes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/why-wheat-gluten-is-considered-as-ultratransformed/735 "2024-11-25T14:29:30Z")
Hello, Currently doing some research about gluten and its substitutes but a question came in my mind… Why is wheat gluten added in products such as biscuits ? As there is already gluten in the flour… I can understand t… --- ## [Image License - CC3 or CC4](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/image-license-cc3-or-cc4/684)
**Author:** [@matan](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/matan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/image-license-cc3-or-cc4/684 "2024-10-25T09:12:27Z")
The image license links (both on the legal and data pages of OFF) connect to Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. When I follow the link, the Creative Commons site recommends using Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Is this intentional … --- ## [Incorrect nutritional information for Marie product](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/incorrect-nutritional-information-for-marie-product/668)
**Author:** [@fgouget](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/fgouget)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/incorrect-nutritional-information-for-marie-product/668 "2024-10-15T14:53:49Z")
The manufacturer provided incorrect information, locking out contributors: Marie - Saucisse de Montbéliard, Lentilles cuisinées Saucisse de Montbéliard, Lentilles cuisinées - Marie - 300 g e The nutrition facts pictu… --- ## [API Return Error on language categories?](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/api-return-error-on-language-categories/655)
**Author:** [@Marco](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Marco)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/api-return-error-on-language-categories/655 "2024-09-20T12:07:04Z")
Hi All. If you call the product through the API by setting the language to Italian, the categories return in English and in some cases completely incorrect. https://world.openfoodfacts.net/api/v2/product/8000500415573?… --- ## [Some products cannot be modified. Vendor lock?](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/some-products-cannot-be-modified-vendor-lock/594)
**Author:** [@fgouget](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/fgouget)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/some-products-cannot-be-modified-vendor-lock/594 "2024-09-05T07:57:35Z")
So from time to time the modifications I do in the Android app get lost. I’m not sure if this is just one issue or two independent ones. Front photo vendor lock The first issue is with the front photo of Carrefour Clas… --- ## [Carrefour - Three out-of-date manufacturer (Carrefour) fruit juice products](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/carrefour-three-out-of-date-manufacturer-carrefour-fruit-juice-products/628)
**Author:** [@fgouget](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/fgouget)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/carrefour-three-out-of-date-manufacturer-carrefour-fruit-juice-products/628 "2024-08-09T11:30:58Z")
The information on the following products is out of date and locked by the manufacturer. Carrefour - Pur jus raisin & fruits rouges Pur jus Raisin framboise myrtille cassis - Carrefour Sélection - 1 L Product pictu… --- ## [Administrators help please](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/administrators-help-please/476)
**Author:** [@Bartolomeu](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Bartolomeu)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/administrators-help-please/476 "2024-05-11T15:35:24Z")
I’m starting this thread to report the errors I find while editing products or on Hunger Games that an administrator needs to take care of. The first mistake I found is this cosmetic entry that doesn’t belong there. --- ## [Better data in 2024](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/better-data-in-2024/479)
**Author:** [@Bartolomeu](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Bartolomeu)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/better-data-in-2024/479 "2024-03-08T02:40:49Z")
My very personal initiative to be able to provide better data quality for the ECO score in the future, is the purchase of a household scale, so that from now on I will be able to always weigh the empty food packaging. A… [Next page](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/c/uncategorized/1.md?page=1)