TellSpec hand-held scanner identifies what’s in your food

Figuring out whether the fries on your plate contain traces of trans-fat, or if those celery sticks are truly pesticide-free can be tricky, if not impossible. That’s why Isabel Hoffmann along with mathematician Stephen Watson set out to create TellSpec, a hand-held device that you can simply point at a food item, to identify what’s in it. Not only does the device warn you about chemicals, allergens and ingredients you’d rather avoid, it’ll also help you figure out food sensitivities and track your vitamin intake. The goal, the company says, is to help people make clean food choices by letting them “check their food as easily as they check their mail.”

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Is there any handheld device that lets people know what vitamin, etc deficiencies they might have?

Wow! I hope that they’re now working on something really useful – a ‘tri-corder’ like Dr. McCoy used in ‘Star Trek ‘ seems to be the next logical step.

the sons mother would use this on everything and everybody……….

Should help while away the time in between mouthfuls at Macca’s.