Canopy
Canopy operates a crowdfunded contaminant testing platform that lets consumers fund independent lab analysis of grocery products. Users pledge toward test requests, and once funded, Canopy purchases the product and sends it to an accredited third-party lab for a 583–592 compound pesticide screen, publishing full results with plain-language context. Results include exposure estimates scaled to both a 150 lb adult and a 50 lb child, expressed as a percentage of the acceptable daily intake.
- Data & Analytics
- Chemical Technology
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
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Product
Problem
Food labels list ingredients but not contaminants like pesticide residues, leaving consumers without meaningful data on what is actually in the products they buy. Regulatory tolerances confirm legal compliance but do not translate into per-serving exposure estimates for different body weights, so even "legal" products can vary widely in what they deliver to a specific person.
Solution
Canopy operates a crowdfunded testing platform where anyone can browse open test requests for grocery products, pledge money toward a funding goal, and only be charged if the goal is met before the request expires. Once funded, Canopy purchases the product off the shelf and sends it to an accredited, independent third-party lab for a broad pesticide screen (583–592 compounds). Full lab reports are published for everyone, along with plain-language explanations that convert raw residue concentrations into a percentage of the acceptable daily intake (ADI) scaled for both a 150 lb adult and a 50 lb child. The platform also supports "Test Again" follow-up requests to track variation across seasons, growers, and lots, building a longitudinal dataset that no single test can provide.
Target Audience
Primary users are health-conscious consumers, parents, and advocates who want independent contaminant data on specific grocery products, as well as community members willing to crowdfund testing for products they regularly buy.
Features
- Crowdfunded testing model: users pledge any amount toward a test request and are only charged if the funding goal is reached before expiration
- Accredited independent third-party labs run panels covering 583–592 pesticide compounds per sample
- Published raw laboratory results plus a summed ADI-based hazard estimate that scales exposure for both adult (150 lb) and child (50 lb) body weights
- "Test Again" feature allows repeat testing of the same product from different stores or months to reveal variation across growing regions and lots
- Plain-language interpretive content explaining regulatory tolerances, ADI methodology, and limitations of single-box sampling
- Transparent methodology disclosures, including the simplification of summing ADIs across different mechanisms of action