MCP 服务器

food-safety-mcp

Enables checking food additive safety, nutrition profiles, pesticide residues, and ingredient lists with regulatory flags and dietary compatibility. All data is sourced from authoritative bodies like JECFA, EFSA, and FDA.

README

Roots by Benda — Food Safety & Regulatory Intelligence MCP Server

Food additive safety, nutrition, and pesticide residue data in one MCP. Check any E-number, food additive, or ingredient against JECFA/EFSA evaluations, ADI limits, allergen flags, dietary compatibility (halal/kosher/vegan), Israeli nutrition profiles, and pesticide MRLs — all source-linked and free.

Equivalent data through commercial food safety platforms (FoodNavigator Pro, Decernis) costs $15,000+/year. This MCP is free.

Live endpoint: https://food-mcp-server.rootsbybenda.workers.dev/mcp SSE fallback: https://food-mcp-server.rootsbybenda.workers.dev/sse

Tools

`check_additive`

Look up a food additive by name, E-number, or CAS number. Returns safety score, ADI (Acceptable Daily Intake), JECFA/EFSA evidence, EU/US/Israel regulatory status, health concerns, allergens, and vegan/halal/kosher compatibility.

query: "E171"
→ Titanium Dioxide; Safety: 3/10 (high concern); ADI: not established (EFSA 2021 withdrawal);
  EU: banned as food additive (2022); US: permitted ≤1%; Concerns: genotoxicity (nano)

`check_ingredient_list`

Scan a packaged-food ingredient list for additive safety and regulatory flags. Returns matched additives, high-risk scores, banned-country notes, allergen warnings, dietary compatibility issues, and an overall food safety assessment.

ingredients: "Sugar, E150d, E621, Citric Acid, E211"
→ Risk: MODERATE — E211 (sodium benzoate) flagged for benzene formation with ascorbic acid;
  E621 (MSG) sensitivity concern; E150d (caramel IV) has 4-MEI limit

`search_additives`

Search food additives by keyword, category, function, dietary status, or health concern. Use for finding preservatives, colorants, sweeteners, allergens, banned additives, or high-risk E-numbers.

query: "banned preservative" → matches BHA (E320), potassium bromate, etc.

`check_nutrition`

Look up Israeli Ministry of Health nutrition data for a food item in Hebrew or English. Returns per-100g calories, macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, cholesterol, sugars, and fiber.

query: "חומוס" → Calories: 166kcal, Protein: 8.0g, Fat: 9.6g, Carbs: 14.3g, Fiber: 6.0g

`check_pesticide_mrl`

Check Israeli pesticide maximum residue limits (MRLs) by pesticide, crop, or combined query. Returns active substance, crop, official MRL value in mg/kg, update date, and pending-change notes.

query: "glyphosate wheat" → MRL: 10.0 mg/kg; Status: active; Updated: 2023

Data

Dataset	Records
Food additives (curated)	6,450+
JECFA evaluations	6,563+
EFSA substance records	5,251+
Additive synonyms	77,278+
Israeli nutrition profiles (MoH)	4,624
Pesticide MRLs (Israel)	3,708

100% source-traceability: every record links to JECFA, EFSA, Codex Alimentarius, or national authority primary sources.

Sources: JECFA (WHO/FAO Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives), EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), Codex Alimentarius, Israeli Ministry of Health, EU Regulation 1333/2008, FDA GRAS, Israel Plant Protection Service.

Quick Start

Claude Desktop / Claude Code

Add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "roots-food-safety": {
      "url": "https://food-mcp-server.rootsbybenda.workers.dev/sse"
    }
  }
}

Cursor / Windsurf / Zed

Use the Streamable HTTP endpoint:

https://food-mcp-server.rootsbybenda.workers.dev/mcp

Rate Limits

Every caller receives full data; a 60 requests/minute abuse-prevention limit applies per IP.

Built With

Cloudflare Workers + Agents SDK
Cloudflare D1 (SQLite at the edge)
Durable Objects (session-scoped rate limiting)
Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Who Built This

Roots by Benda — regulatory intelligence platform built by Shahar Ben-David with Claude. Food safety database assembled from primary sources across JECFA, EFSA, Codex Alimentarius, Israeli MoH, and FDA.