FAI
Eat Without Worry.
Overview
A FDA-regulated system with a dedicated app and unified labels to address the critical issue of food allergies in the U.S. by proactively preventing allergic reactions and enhancing consumer safety.
My Role Product & UX/UI Designer
Team Kimiko Stuhr, Rachel Quan, Natalie Leriche, Rachel Yun
Tools Miro, Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop
Duration 2 Months
Case Study Video
Empathy Interviews
Allergies Impede On Daily Life
We conducted empathy interviews to gain insight on the everyday challenges of living with food allergies in order to pinpoint core user needs and pain points.
Userflows
Taskflows Geared For Users
After noticing common themes in user needs, next step the was ideating the best solutions. We determined that users required greater control over their food when introduced to an unfamiliar store product, restaurant, or when ordering delivery.
Features
Eat Without Worry
Upon finalizing our features, we designed the UI of the FAI app, focusing on clarity, identifiability, and ease of use—all important when addressing potential life-threatening allergies.
Label System
Scannable Logo
The scannable FAI logo is made to be sleek and simple for easy identification. Made up of the FDA logo, the unique item code, and an action statement so users know what to do.
Label Guidelines
Strict Guidelines For Consumer Safety
To create a feasible system, there must be rules and structure to provide consistency and compliance across all food items and manufacturers.
Key Takeaways
Fast and accurate allergen checking through the FDA.
Reflection
We made food allergen checking an easier and faster task. With the help of a unified food-label across all food products, there is a regulation system that will keep track of all allergen contaminations. As the FAI app can pull this information from the database, results will be instant and accurate.
Next Steps
Expanding the allergen identification to vending machines, which due to the glass barrier is impossible to view the ingredients without having to looking them up.