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Free tools for buyers and manufacturers
Practical checks and calculators that run on official public sources or plain calculation. No sign-up, and nothing you enter is sent to our servers.
For shoppers and patients
Check what you buy, look up official alerts and know the fair price.
How to spot fake productsStep-by-step checks for medicines, cosmetics, food, electronics and auto parts before you buy.Food adulteration home testsSimple kitchen tests for common adulterants in milk, spices, honey, oil and more, based on FSSAI guidance.Drug alerts: CDSCO NSQ and spurious listsHow to search India’s official lists of medicines that failed quality tests or were found spurious.WHO medical product alertsHow to search the World Health Organization’s alerts on falsified and substandard medicines worldwide.Medicine price guide (NPPA)Find the official ceiling price of a medicine and learn how to report overcharging.
For manufacturers
Codes, labels, compliance and quality checks for your packs and plant.
GS1 Digital Link builderBuild a GS1 element string and a GS1 Digital Link address from GTIN, batch, expiry and serial for pack QR codes.GTIN check digit calculatorCalculate or check the GS1 check digit for GTIN-8, GTIN-12 (UPC), GTIN-13 (EAN) and GTIN-14 numbers.Serialization compliance checkerCompare pack serialisation rules for pharmaceutical exports across major markets, including India, the US and the EU.Packaging security scorecardScore how well your packaging resists tampering and copying, and see which protections to add first.GMP audit checklistGenerate a GMP self-audit checklist for Schedule M, WHO GMP, US FDA cGMP or EU GMP and track your progress.Mean kinetic temperature (MKT) calculatorCalculate mean kinetic temperature from storage or transport readings to assess temperature excursions.Barcode generatorCreate EAN-13, UPC-A, EAN-8, ITF-14, Code 128 and Code 39 barcodes with the check digit added, as PNG or SVG.QR code generatorMake a plain QR code for a link or text, with your colours and size, as PNG or SVG. No sign-up, no watermark.
The strongest check is a signed code. A pack with a FirstScanIt code can be checked by anyone with a phone camera, no app needed. How to check a product · For manufacturers