On an iPhone 6, running iOS 10.3.1, I have had no faulty issues with the app running to date. But I do have some ideas to make the app better. It's all fine and good to know best freshness dates, but what gets me to look for when I can eat a food that's been hanging around too long, I'm more concerned with not causing illness, diarrhea, rash, acne, etc. When is the 'must dispose' date? Demonstrative pictures would be helpful. When cleaning out my pantry, I inevitably find canned goods without 'use before' dates. Instead they generally have cryptic numbers that I can't solve. Explaining this/these number system(s) in the app would be very helpful. Perhaps the ability to scan that number (or type it in, if it's barely legible) and the UPC would be helpful in that regard — and let the app tell me if it's usable. Another feature that would be a benefit for buying food is knowing what to look for in each item to find the freshest and most flavorful foods in the store. Any given food item could be well past its freshness or lacking flavor before you purchase it. One thing I noticed that leads me to think it could be missing for other items is added comments that need to be included. Items that contain aspartame don't mention that improper storage (over 80°) will kill its sweetness instantly. That wasn't mentioned in the diet soft drinks section and I'm sure in other areas that it applies. Other comments, like the maximum time for leaving foods with mayonnaise unrefrigerated (like at outdoor picnics/parties) are also necessary to know. And, some foods (like inexpensive fish), have been known to be sold as counterfeit for more expensive types, to illegally increase profits. Show us what to look for at the market, so we don't get ripped-off. It also would be a good idea to include a link to the poison control hotline, because stuff happens.

Add farmers markets!

Does not provide true safety dates for food. We all know that we should eat food asap after purchase, but also that consume by dates are not hard & fast. That's why food banks give out food passed those dates.This app seems to list minimum date after purchase, not the science about when food is unsafe to eat. I appreciate the government supporting this app as part of an initiative to eliminate food waste, but please provide more safety information.

Feature request: How to identify the best produce. Farmers market available in my area.

The app gives good info as to how long you can store various food items. When it tells you to refrigerate the food, I wish it would tell you what temperature and humidity it should be stored at, esp. vegetables. From experience certain vegetables like a slightly higher temperatures and different humidity levels than others. Update: the problems people have been having with this app, me included, was a result of a problem with iOS 10.0.1. The new version of iOS 10.0.2 takes care of the problem and now works just fine.

Please fix the crashing issue!