State

There are currently 29 different states that products can have. States show the various levels of completeness and verification a product has gone through. Multiple states might be assigned to a product, a very common one is for example "To be completed" on a new product page. The list of states and number of products assigned to each can be retrieved from the Open Food Facts website at world.openfoodfacts.org/states.

List of States

Brands completed

The product has one or more brands assigned to it.

Brands to be completed

The product's brands are missing.

Categories completed

The product has one or more categories assigned to it.

Categories to be completed

The product's categories are missing.

Characteristics completed

Opposite of Characteristics to be completed, all required fields are filled.

Characteristics to be completed

The product is missing at least one of the following fields:

• Brands
• Categories
• Packaging
• Product name
• Quantity

Another relevant state (e.g. Brands to be completed) will be also be assigned.

Checked

The product information has been verified by another Open Food Facts user.

As of March 2019 this state is still under development and evaluation. Only users selected by Open Food Facts moderators and/or administrators are able to assign the checked state. Some restrictions may apply to checked products, for example, editing might be restricted.

Complete

The product has most of its fields filled. Opposite state of To be completed.

Empty

The product is missing all of the following:

• Brands
• Categories
• Expiration date
• Ingredients
• Nutrition
• Packaging
• Packaging code
• At least one photo
• Product name
• Quantity

Empty products are automatically removed after some time.

Expiration date completed

The product's expiration date is filled.

Expiration date to be completed

The product's expiration date is empty.

Ingredients completed

The product's ingredients list is filled.

Ingredients to be completed

The product's ingredients list is empty.

Nutrition facts completed

The product's nutrition list is filled or the product's nutrition information is explicitly not provided (checkbox "Nutrition facts are not specified on the product").

Nutrition facts to be completed

The product's nutrition list is empty.

Packaging code completed

The product has the packaging code specified.

Packaging code to be completed

The product is missing the packaging code.

This code is known as EMB in France, Identitäts- und Genusstauglichkeitskennzeichen in Germany and other names. This code is found on packages of animal-based food products (meat, eggs, milk, etc.) manufactured in EU countries. It indicates the product's origin which the Open Food Facts website can display on a map (example).

Packaging completed

The product's packaging type is filled.

Packaging to be completed

The product's packaging type is missing.

Photos to be uploaded

No photos have been uploaded for the product.

Photos to be validated

Photos have been uploaded for the product, but at least one is missing for front, ingredients or nutrition information.

Photos uploaded

At least 1 photo has been uploaded for the product.

Photos validated

Product photos for front, ingredients and, if applicable, nutrition information have been uploaded and selected.

Product name completed

The product's name is present.

Product name to be completed

The product's name is missing.

Quantity completed

The product's quantity is filled.

Quantity to be completed

The product's quantity is missing.

To be checked

The information provided on the product page has not been verified yet, see Checked state.

To be completed

The product is missing at least one of the following:

• One of the required photos, see Photos to be validated
• One of the required characteristics, see Characteristics to be completed
• Ingredients
• Nutrition