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Directives

Directives de FAO/INFOODS pour la vérification des données sur la composition des aliments avant la publication d’une table/base de données (2012)

The objective of this document is to outline comprehensively the internal checks to be carried out on the food composition data and documentation prior their publication in the user table/DB

Directives de FAO/INFOODS sur l’appariement des aliments  - Version 1.2 (2012)

INFOODS developed these guidelines for a more harmonized approach to food matching while pointing out critical steps and information in order to achieve the most appropriate food matching. These guidelines are intended to assist in selecting the most appropriate foods (for which compositional data are available) to match to foods reported in food consumption surveys (at individual, household, national or international level) or to food supply data (e.g. FAOSTAT, EUROSTA

• Directives de FAO/INFOODS sur l’appariement des aliments (2011)

FAO/INFOODS Guidelines for Converting Units, Denominators and Expressions Version 1.0 (2012)

Conversion of food data is done in the areas of nutrition (i.e. food composition and dietary assessment) and food safety (exposure assessment), and when reporting analytical data, including their publication in scientific articles. Food composition data are expressed in a variety of ways, depending on national conventions, practices of various institutions and journals requirements. However, to aggregate or compare data from diverse sources, it is often necessary to convert them.