FoodSwitch -Transforming food for a healthier future
FoodSwitch is an initiative of The George Institute for Global Health – started in 2012 to bring transparency to the world’s food supply with a vision of an optimised food system for human health and the health of our planet.
Which packaged foods have a lower impact on the climate?
The 2025 FoodSwitch State of the Food Supply Report: Planetary Health Edition rates food categories according to the greenhouse gases they generate.
Our services
Food Data
Food Data Collection
App Development for Shopping Interventions
Our apps
FoodSwitch
The FoodSwitch app provides simple health and nutrition information of a scanned product and suggests healthier alternatives to ‘switch’ to.
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ecoSwitch
The ecoSwitch app provides Australian consumers a way of understanding the greenhouse gas impact of packaged foods and to choose alternatives to switch to that are less harmful to our planet
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GlutenSwitch
The GlutenSwitch app helps people living with coeliac disease or a gluten intolerance to identify alternative food products that are both gluten-free and healthier
EXPLore moreFoodSwitch in the news
Report shows Aussies’ love of chocolate, coffee and red meat comes at a high cost to the planet
Mandatory Health Star Ratings a must after 10 years of food industry inaction
Two thirds of baby foods in US grocery stores are unhealthy, study shows
Parents beware – the ‘wild west’ of baby and toddler food marketing revealed
