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- A conceptual framework for the collection of food products in a Total Diet StudyPublication . Turrini, A.; Lombardi-Boccia, G.; Aureli, F.; Cubadda, F.; D'Addezio, L.; D'Amato, M.; D'Evoli, L.; Darnerud, P.; Devlin, N.; Dias, M.G.; Jurković, M.; Kelleher, C.; Le Donne, C.; López Esteban, M.; Lucarini, M.; Martinez Burgos, M.; Martínez-Victoria, E.; McNulty, B.; Mistura, L.; Nugent, A.; Oktay Basegmez, H.; Oliveira, L.; Ozer, H.; Perelló, G.; Pite, M.; Presser, K.; Sokolić, D.; Vasco, E.; Volatier, J.L.A total diet study (TDS) provides representative and realistic data for assessing the dietary intake of chemicals, such as contaminants and residues, and nutrients, at a population level. Reproducing the diet through collection of customarily consumed foods and their preparation as habitually eaten is crucial to ensure representativeness, i.e., all relevant foods are included and all potential dietary sources of the substances investigated are captured. Having this in mind, a conceptual framework for building a relevant food-shopping list was developed as a research task in the European Union's 7th Framework Program project, 'Total Diet Study Exposure' (TDS-Exposure), aimed at standardising methods for food sampling, analyses, exposure assessment calculations and modelling, priority foods, and selection of chemical contaminants. A stepwise approach following the knowledge translation (KT) model for concept analysis is proposed to set up a general protocol for the collection of food products in a TDS in terms of steps (characterisation of the food list, development of the food-shopping list, food products collection) and pillars (background documentation, procedures, and tools). A simple model for structuring the information in a way to support the implementation of the process, by presenting relevant datasets, forms to store inherent information, and folders to record the results is also proposed. Reproducibility of the process and possibility to exploit the gathered information are two main features of such a system for future applications.
- Food Composition Data and Tools Online and Their Use in Research and Policy: EuroFIR AISBL Contribution in 2022Publication . Durazzo, A.; Astley, S.; Kapsokefalou, M.; Costa, H.S.; Mantur-Vierendeel, A.; Pijls, L.; Bucchini, L.; Glibetić, M.; Presser, K.; Finglas, P.Food, nutrition, and health are linked, and detailed knowledge of nutrient compositions and bioactive characteristics is needed to understand these relationships. Additionally, increasingly these data are required by database systems and applications. This communication aims to describe the contribution to databases and nutrition fields as well as the activities of EuroFIR AISBL; this member-based, non-profit association was founded to ensure sustained advocacy for food information in Europe and facilitate improved data quality, storage, and access as well as encouraging wider exploitation of food composition data for both research and commercial purposes. In addition to the description of its role and main objectives, a snapshot of EuroFIR AISBL’s activities over the years is also given using a quantitative research literature analysis approach. The focus of this communication is to provide descriptions and updates of EuroFIR’s online tools, i.e., FoodEXplorer, eBASIS, and PlantLIBRA, by highlighting the main uses and applications. Integrating food-related infrastructures and databases, following standardized and harmonized approaches, and considering interoperability and metrological principles are significant challenges. Ongoing activities and future plans of EuroFIR AISBL are highlighted, including, for instance, work within the Food Nutrition Security Cloud (FNSCloud) to make food, nutrition, and (food) security data more findable, accessible, interoperable, and ultimately reusable.