PortFIR and PT.ON.DATA - Integration of Portuguese Resources on Food Contaminants Domain

Brazão, Roberto; Ravasco, Francisco

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Brazão, Roberto

Ravasco, Francisco

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The PortFIR Programme – Portuguese Food Information Resource – aims the implementation of Portuguese excellence networks in food safety and nutrition and, furthermore, the development and maintenance of a platform, with web interface, that includes sustainable databases of recognized quality, transparency and reliability on food composition, contamination and consumption. The Programme, created in 2009, is coordinated by the National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), in partnership with GS1 Portugal, and collaboration of governmental and private organizations. Three networks were created up to the present: Food Composition (RPCA), Food Microbiological Information (RPIMA) and Food Chemical Contamination (RPCQA), acting through Working Groups, with the main objectives of update and maintenance of the referred databases, food information management, data analysis and dissemination and knowledge sharing, optimizing the use of national data/information and resources. These databases constitute an important source of data, from multi-origins such us: governmental risk management authorities, universities, research centres, laboratories and food business operators, essential for the update of the Portuguese Food Composition Database (FCDB), the assessment of diet associated risk-benefit and nutritional status of populations and/or other fields of work. In the food contaminants domain, the major RPCQA network provider will be the National Data Management System "alimentos PT•ON•DATA", created in the frame of electronic transmission of analytical data to EFSA, that contains all the national data from the food and feed chain official control plans, covering chemical contaminants, pesticide residues, food additives, biological monitoring and residues of veterinary medicinal products. The PT•ON•DATA development was coordinated by INSA and the General Directorate of Food and Veterinary Affairs (DGAV) and involved other National Authorities and Laboratories.