Yuka is a mobile app that decodes the labels of food and cosmetic products and scores them by their health impact, and it suggests better-rated alternatives. The app is distributed through the App Store and Google Play. The vendor describes the project as independent and says that brands cannot pay to influence ratings or to promote products in the app.
The publisher is Yuca SAS, a French simplified joint-stock company with its registered office in Paris; the legal notice spells the company name differently from the brand. The vendor says its revenue comes from users rather than from brands, and it publishes its annual accounts. Its privacy policy states that the servers are located in the United States, the Netherlands and France, with transfers to the United States covered by the European Commission's standard contractual clauses. The vendor does not name a majority owner. For a European organisation, the French seat is clear, while the US server locations are the main point to assess.