Know if your food is still safe to eat before you take the risk.
Tell SafiFood what food you have, how it's stored and when you got it. In seconds it tells you how many days it has left, why, and what to do before it goes bad. No fridge thermometer, no barcode, no guessing by smell.
- Answers in about a second
- Health workers double-check risky food
- Works on any phone
Tomatoes
Room temperature · bought 3 days ago
About 2 days left
Likely 1 to 3 days
Why
- Kept at room temperature
- Today's temperature near you: 29°C
- Already 3 days since you got them
What you can do
Sun-dry sliced tomatoes so they keep for months.
Throwing food away hurts. Eating spoiled food hurts more.
Most homes keep food without a reliable fridge, so every meal starts with a guess.
Heat spoils food fast
A hot room or a power cut changes everything. The date on the pack was never meant for a 30°C kitchen.
Smell and look miss the danger
Food can make your family sick before it smells bad, and good food gets thrown out "just in case".
Wasted food is wasted money
Food that could have been eaten, preserved or given to a neighbour ends up in the bin.
How it works
Four simple steps. The same whether you use the app or chat on WhatsApp or Telegram.
Tell us what you have
Pick one of 20 common foods, say how it's stored (fridge, freezer, room or dry store) and when you got it. Add a photo if you like.
Get your answer in seconds
See how many days it has left, whether to use it soon, and the reasons behind the answer, using the real weather where you live.
A health worker checks if unsure
If the answer is uncertain or the food may be unsafe, a community health worker reviews it. You're notified when it's done.
Eat it, save it or share it
Use it in time, preserve it with a method made for that food, or offer it to neighbours who can use it.
What SafiFood does for you
Everything you need to decide what to do with your food, in one place.
Know how many days are left
Get an estimate of how long your food stays safe, with a likely range, adjusted for today's temperature in your area.
Reasons in plain words
Every answer shows up to five reasons behind it, like "kept at room temperature" or "a hot day, 31°C". No mystery numbers.
A real person double-checks
Risky or uncertain results are reviewed by a community health worker before they're final. You can see when it was checked.
Save food before it spoils
Get a simple method matched to that food: turn milk into maziwa lala, sun-dry tomatoes, make banana flour, or freeze meat in portions.
Share what you can't use
List extra food with a photo. Once a health worker approves it, neighbours nearby can claim it. Your address is never shown.
Use it your way
In the app or by chat on WhatsApp and Telegram, in English or Kiswahili, with a large-text mode. Install it on your phone and it opens even offline.
Foods you can check today
20 everyday foods, including different cuts of meat, because liver spoils much faster than a leg.
Milk
- Fresh milk
Vegetables
- Tomatoes
- Leafy greens
- Onions
Fruit
- Bananas
- Apples
- Pineapples
Fish
- Fish
Chicken
- Breast
- Thigh
- Neck
- Liver
Beef
- Brisket
- Leg (round)
- Neck
- Liver
Pork
- Belly
- Leg
- Neck
- Liver
Built for the whole community
One account, with the tools that match your role.
Households
Keep a list of your food, check it any time, get reminders and tips, and see how much food and money you have saved.
Community health workers
Review flagged food and shared items from one queue, see photos, focus on your own area, and send alerts to residents.
Organisers
Manage users and preservation recipes, follow community impact and the accuracy of answers, and export reports.
Tested, and open to checking
SafiFood's answers come from a model trained on WHO and FAO food-storage guidelines and tested on 6,000 cases it had never seen.
- of food that had become unsafe was correctly flagged in testing
- 96%
- days: the average error in how many days food has left
- ±0.7
- foods supported, from milk to liver
- 20
- typical time to get an answer
- ~1 s
A record no one can quietly change
Every check, review and shared item is also stamped on Hedera, a public ledger, as a fingerprint with no names or phone numbers. Anyone can confirm the record was not altered.
SafiFood is a guide, not a guarantee. If food smells sour, feels slimy or has changed colour, throw it away.
Questions people ask
Is SafiFood free?
Yes. Creating an account and checking your food costs nothing. Normal data charges from your network still apply.
Do I need a smartphone or a fridge?
No fridge needed: SafiFood is made for food kept at room temperature too. It works in any modern phone browser, and you can also run a check by chatting with SafiFood on WhatsApp or Telegram (@SafiFoodBot): just send CHECK.
Can I trust the answer?
Each answer shows its reasons and a likely range. When it is uncertain or the food may be unsafe, a community health worker reviews it before it is final. Your own senses still count: when in doubt, throw it out.
Who can see my information?
Your food list is private. Neighbours only see items you choose to share, with a rough distance, never your address. Location data is removed from photos, and the public ledger never holds personal details.
Does it work without internet?
Once installed on your phone, SafiFood opens offline and shows your saved food and results. New checks and sharing need a connection.
How do I sign in?
With email, Google, GitHub, a code sent to your phone, or Telegram. Pick whichever is easiest for you.
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