International Network of Food Data Systems (INFOODS)
 

Distinciones INFOODS

Nevin Scrimshaw Award (existe desde 2009)

Criterios

  • Debe ser un científico reconocido en el campo de la nutrición (o un campo afín) que haya destinado una gran parte de su carrera al tema de la composición de los alimentos.
  • Debe haber alcanzado logros importantes relativos a la composición de alimentos en el plano mundial.
  • Debe haber contribuido notablemente a la composición de los alimentos y cuestiones conexas en los países en desarrollo.

 

Receptores

 

2009

2011

  • Heather Greenfield, por ser una de las coautoras del libro de Greenfield y Southgate (la publicación de referencia en la composición de alimentos), por la larga campaña realizada en pro de unos datos de composición de alimentos de gran calidad, por el trabajo realizado en países en desarrollo (como Papua Nueva Guinea, Indonesia y China) y por haber organizado la primera Conferencia Internacional sobre Datos de Alimentos en Sidney (Australia) en 1993 

 http://sydney.edu.au/vetscience/about/staff/hgreenfield.shtml

2013

  • Prapasri Puwastien for her achievements in ASEANFOODS and advancing analytical quality including the production of reference material and the conduction of proficiency testing

2015

  • Ruth Charrondiere for her global achievements in capacity development, developing new food composition guidelines and databases and strengthening the INFOODS network

2017

  •           T. Longvah for his achievements in publishing the new Indian Food Composition Table in 2017 with solely analytical data for over 500 foods and 160 nutrients and bio-active compounds, and for his work as SAARCFOODS coordinator

2019

  • Hettie Schönfeldt for the achievements in bringing food composition forward in Africa, especially when serving as ECSAFOODS (1999-2001) or AFROFOODS (2001-2010) coordinator. She organized six training courses, included food composition in her work as professor at the University of Pretoria or in her national or international advisory work.

Greenfield Southgate Lecture at International Food Data Conferences (since 2011)

Criterios

  • Debe ser un científico reconocido en el campo de la nutrición (o un campo afín) que haya realizado una contribución destacada al tema de la composición de los alimentos.
  • Debe tener un historial importante de publicaciones.
  • Puede ofrecer perspectivas perspicaces o innovadoras de la disciplina.

 

Receptores

 

2011

  • Barbara Burlingame: Saving the planet - Sustainable Diets, Biodiversity and Food Composition (“Salvar el planeta: dietas sostenibles, biodiversidad y composición de los alimentos”)

2013 

  • Paul Finglas: Advances in Food Composition Research and New Applications for Food Composition Data in Europe and Future Trends.

2015

  • Late Joanne Holden delivered by Pamela Pehrsson: Keeping Pace with Emerging Trends in Food Composition Research and Database Applications

2017

  • Lilia Masson: Biodiversity and Healthy Foods in Latin America

2019

  • Paul Hulshof for running the International Postgraduate Course on the Production and Use of Food Composition Data in Nutrition in Wageningen, the Netherlands, since 2005 which started in 1994. He has also contributed to capacity development though his teaching and chemical analysis work at the Wageningen University and EuroFIR.

INFOODS Success Stories Awards (since 2015)

The INFOODS Success Story award recognizes significant achievements of individuals or groups in the implementation of food composition activities such as:

  • Significant analytical programs
  • Significant advocacy
  • New food composition tables or databases, tools or guidelines
  • Capacity building and education.

In 2015, on an exceptional basis all submitted success stories received an award due to difficulties to designate one success story per regional data centre. Therefore, the following projects and individuals received the award for their food composition activities:

  

Last update: 20-10-2022 05:26