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GoodGuide is a company based in Berkeley, California that rates products based on their social, environmental, and health impacts. GoodGuide databases include the energy and resource consumed plus the pollution produced in manufacturing the product, the nutritional value of foods, the agricultural and animal husbandry practices, and the corporate sponsorship of social and political philanthropy.

History
GoodGuide was started as a project by Prof. ___ of the University of California at Berkeley.

iPhone application
The GoodGuide software application for the iPhone and iPod touch reads the bar codes on product labels using the iPhone's camera, and provides a summary of the product's score according to GoodGuide's rating system.

Reviews and awards
Goodguide was a final jury selection for TechCrunch50 in September, 2008.