🍽️ Smart Food-Safety Monitoring & Hygiene Management System

A modern web-based system designed for community kitchens and school canteens to reduce food waste, improve food safety, and optimize meal planning.

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🚀 Overview

This project focuses on building a smart, scalable food management system that helps track food expiry and predict meal demand using attendance data.

The system ensures:

• No expired food is used
• Food waste is minimized
• Kitchen operations are more efficient

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🎯 Key Features (v1)

🥗 1. Food Expiry Tracking & Notifications

• Add food items with expiry dates

• Automated alerts at:

  • 15 days
  • 10 days
  • 5 days
  • 2 days
  • 1 day
  • Hourly alerts when close to expiry

• Automatically moves expired items to a separate "Expired Items" section

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📊 2. Lunch Attendance System

• Daily morning check-in for students/staff
• Predicts number of meals required
• Helps reduce overcooking and food waste

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🧠 Future Scope (v2 & beyond)

• 🍱 Surplus food sharing with NGOs/community
• 🚯 Illegal dumping reporting system
• 📍 Location-based food distribution
• 📈 Analytics dashboard for food usage

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend:

• React.js
• Tailwind CSS

Backend:

• Node.js
• Express.js

Database:

• MongoDB

Other Tools:

• Git & GitHub
• REST APIs

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🏗️ System Architecture

• User Interface (React)
• API Layer (Express)
• Database (MongoDB)
• Notification System (Timers / Cron Jobs)

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📂 Project Structure

/client      → Frontend (React)
/server      → Backend (Node + Express)
/models      → Database schemas
/routes      → API routes
/controllers → Business logic

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/food-safety-system.git
cd food-safety-system

2️⃣ Install dependencies

cd client
npm install

cd ../server
npm install

3️⃣ Setup environment variables

Create a .env file in /server:

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection
PORT=5000

4️⃣ Run the application

# Start backend
cd server
npm run dev

# Start frontend
cd client
npm start

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📸 Screens (Planned)

• Dashboard
• Food Inventory Page
• Expiry Alerts Panel
• Attendance Page
• Expired Items Page

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💡 Problem Statement

Food wastage and poor hygiene management are major challenges in community kitchens and schools. This system provides a digital solution to monitor food safety and optimize resource usage.

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✨ Impact

• Reduces food waste
• Prevents consumption of expired food
• Improves kitchen efficiency
• Data-driven decision making

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to fork the repo and submit a pull request.

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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👩‍💻 Author

Vinanthi Manohari V Engineering Student | Aspiring Developer

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