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Past food composition courses
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2005 1. The
4 th ECSAFOODS course on the Production and Use of Food Composition Data
in Nutrition, Pretoria, South Africa
A 4 th post-graduate course on Production and Use of Food Composition
Data in Nutrition was held from 7-25 February 2005 in Pretoria, South Africa,
for Eastern, Central and Southern African countries. It was organized by
the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) in cooperation with FAO, UNU, Graduate
School VLAG (Advanced Studies in Nutrition, Food Technology, Agrobiotechnology
and Health Sciences) , and the University of Pretoria . From the 21 participants
12 came from South Africa, 2 from Nigeria, 2 from Cameroon, 2 from Tanzania,
one from Kenya, one from Lesotho , and one from Malawi. This was the first
course compressed into two weeks and which followed the second edition of
the book of “ Greenfield and Southgate : Food composition data - production, management
and use”. It included a short laboratory visit.
2. The 7 th International Graduate course on the Production and Use
of Food Composition Data in Nutrition, Wageningen, the Netherlands
The seventh International Graduate Course on Production and Use of Food Composition
Data in Nutrition was held in Wageningen, The Netherlands, from 31 October
to 16 November 2005 . It was organized by the Graduate School VLAG (Advanced
Studies in Nutrition, Food Technology, Agrobiotechnology and Health Sciences),
the Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University in cooperation with
FAO, UNU, and EuroFir. T he 26 participants came from all over the world (Austria,
Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Burk ina Faso, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland,
India, Israel, Kenya, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway (2), Peru, Poland, Portugal,
Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey, USA, Vietnam, and the Netherlands).
The course was based on the second edition of the book of “ Greenfield and
Southgate: Food composition data - production, management and use”. It included
several visits to laboratories and one to the Dutch nutrient databank
2003
The 6 th International Graduate course on the Production and Use of
Food Composition Data in Nutrition, Wageningen, the Netherlands
The sixth International Graduate Course on production and use of food composition
data in Nutrition was held in Wageningen, The Netherlands, from 5-24 October
2003. It was organized by the Graduate School VLAG (Advanced Studies in Nutrition,
Food Technology, Agrobiotechnology and Health Sciences), the Division of Human
Nutrition, Wageningen University in cooperation with FAO, UNU, and IUNS. T
he 25 participants came from all over the world (Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana,
Brazil (2), Bulgaria, Canada, Ch ina (2), Columbia, Fiji, France, Georgia,
Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Morocco, Peru, Slovakia, Sweden, Syria, Thailand,
the Netherlands (2), and the Philippines). The course was based on the second
edition of the book of “ Greenfield and Southgate: Food composition data -
production, management and use”. It included several visits to laboratories
and one to the Dutch nutrient databank.
2002
1. International Graduate Course on Production and Use of Food Composition
Data in Nutrition (FoodComp ASIA)
A post-graduate course on production and use of food composition data
in nutrition was held from 6 - 24 May 2002 at the Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol
University, Thailand. It was organized by the Institute of Nutrition , Mahidol
University in cooperation with FAO, ILSI, INFOODS, UNU, and Graduate School
VLAG (Advanced Studies in Nutrition, Food Technology, Agrobiotechnology and
Health Sciences). The 16 participants came from SAARCFOODS (4: Bangladesh
, Nepal , Pakistan ), NEASIAFOODS (2: Ch ina and Mongolia ), and ASEANFOODS
(10: Brunei Darussalam , Indonesia , Malaysia , Philippines , Thailand , Vietnam
). The course structure included lectures, practical classes and real experience
on different aspects, i.e., preparation of in-house quality control sample
and QC chart, assessment of data quality - peer reviewing scientific papers, writing
a research proposal to be submitted to an international a gency – using International
Foundation of Science (IFS) application form. Two activities according to the
recommendation of participants were organised after the training course – proficiency
testing (round-7) and ASEAN Manual for food analysis.
http://www.inmu.mahidol.ac.th/aseanfoods/Activities.htm including
information on l ist of lecturers, participants, programme, photos and a report.
2. The 3rd ECSAFOODS course on the Production and Use of Food Composition
Data in Nutrition, Pretoria , South
Africa
The 3 rd ECSAFOODS Course on the Production and Use of Food Composition
Data in Nutrition took place from 14 October to 1 November 2002 in Pretoria,
South Africa. The venue was at the Agricultural Research Council - Animal
Nutrition and Animal Products Institute (ARC - ANPI) at Irene. The course
was organised by the ARC - ANPI in co-operation with the University of
Pretoria and the Wageningen University, Netherlands. During the three week
period the countries representative (students) were assisted in drawing
up a plan of action for a unique food composition data base and plan of
action for there own countries. During these working groups valuable information
were exchange between participants. This formed a valuable network of participation
in Africa regarding food composition. Participants were from the following
countries: Benin, Botswana, Burk ina Faso, Ethiopia , Ghana, Kenya
(2 persons), Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa (8 persons), Swaziland,
Uganda and India .
2001
The 5 th International Graduate course on the Production and Use of
Food Composition Data in Nutrition, Wageningen, the Netherlands
The fifth International Graduate Course on production and use of food composition
data in Nutrition was held in Wageningen, The Netherlands, from 1-19 October
2001. It was organized by the Graduate School VLAG (Advanced Studies in Nutrition,
Food Technology, Agrobiotechnology and Health Sciences), the Division of Human
Nutrition, Wageningen University in cooperation with FAO, UNU, and IUNS. T
he 24 participants came from Norway (2), Switzerland , Philippines (2), France
, India , Italy , Canada (2), Malaysia , Malawi , Thailand , Madagascar , The
Netherlands (2), Finland , Bulgaria , New Zealand , Singapore , Nepal , Turkey
and China . It included several visits to laboratories and one to the Dutch
nutrient databank.
International Graduate course on the Production and Use of Food
Composition Data in Nutrition, Jamaica, Caribbean, April 17– May 5, 2001
In collaboration with other international agencies, the Caribbean Food and
Nutrition Institute (CFNI) hosted a three-week graduate course on the Production
and Use of Food Composition Data for use in Nutrition in April to May 2001.
The course, labelled FoodComp 2001, came as a follow-up to the formation of
a regional steering committee in May 2000 and was part of the Institute's on-going
efforts to establish a database to reflect the nutrient profiles of foods consumed
in the Caribbean . Twenty-one professionals were trained, twenty from seven
Caribbean countries and one from India . International collaborating agencies
in the hosting of FOODCOMP 2001 were the United Nations University (UNU), the
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO),
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Institute of Nutrition
of Central America and Panama (INCAP). The course included demonstration of
computer software used in constructing computerised databases. 1999
The 2 nd ECSAFOODS course on the Production and Use of Food Composition
Data in Nutrition, Pretoria, South Africa
The 2 nd ECSAFOODS course was held from 5 – 27 June 1999 at the Agricultural
Research Council (ARC) in Pretoria, South Africa. The course was a collaborative
effort between the ARC, the Centre of Nutrition of the University of Pretoria
and Wageningen Agricultural University. The course was f ina ncially supported
by the collaborating organizations as well as the FAO and UNU. Participants
were from the following ECSAFOODS countries: Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi (2 persons),
Namibia, South Africa (9 persons), Swaziland , Tanzania, Zimbabwe (3 persons);
from WAFOODS countries Ghana and Mali were represented.
1998
The 4th International Graduate course on the Production and Use of
Food Composition Data in Nutrition, Wageningen, the Netherlands
The 4th International Graduate course on the Production and Use of Food Composition
Data in Nutrition was held in Wageningen, the Netherlands , from 5-23 October
1998. It was organized by the Graduate School VLAG (Advanced Studies in Nutrition,
Food Technology, Agrobiotechnology and Health Sciences), the Division of Human
Nutrition, Wageningen University in cooperation with FAO, UNU, IUNS and Cost
Action 99. T he 21 participants came from Albania , The Netherlands (2), Bangladesh
(3), Belgium , Cuba , Egypt , Finland , Germany , Guatemala , Italy , Kazakhstan
, Norway (2), Papua New Guinea , Switzerland , Thailand , USA , and Zimbabwe
. It included several visits to laboratories and one to the Dutch nutrient
databank
1997
The 1 st ECSAFOODS course on the Production and Use of Food Composition
Data in Nutrition, Cape Town , South
Africa
The 1 st ECSAFOODS course on the Production and Use of Food Composition
Data in Nutrition was held from 23 June to 11 July 1997 at the University
of the Western Cape, South Africa in collaboration with the Medical Research
Council. Participants were from the following ECSAFOODS countries: Benin,
Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya , Malawi , Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa
(5 persons), Swaziland, Tanzania (2 persons), Uganda, Zambia , and Zimbabwe
.
1996
First Argentinean Workshop: “ Production and Use of Data
in Food Composition”
The First Argentinean Workshop “Production and Use of Data in Food Composition” was
held from 25 November – 6 December 1996 in Jujuy, Argent ina by FAO, the National
University of Jujuy, the Higherlevel Institute of Biological Investigations
(INSIBIO) at the National University of Tucumán, and the National Council
of Scientific and Technical Investigations. The course director was Dra. Norma
Sammán. The participants came from Peru (1), Bolivia (1), Colombia (1),
Uruguay (1) and Argentina (26). Lecturers were experts from Chile (2), USDA
(1), Argentinean Universities (8), Producers Chamber (1) and Nutritionists
Association (2) . The outcomes of this course were very positive. The universities
made the c ommitment to continue the update of the food composition table which
lead to the creation of a national database (www.unlu.edu.ar),
the provision of data to the LATINFOODS regional database and the better institutionalization
of ARGENFOODS. It also reinforced a group of professionals who continued to
work on food composition data compilation and generation. The use of food composition
data was increased mostly among users related to health and food production.
And an interlaboratory study with commercial food samples was carried out.
The 3 rd International Graduate course on the Production and Use of
Food Composition Data in Nutrition, Wageningen, the Netherlands
The 3 rd International Graduate course on the Production and Use of Food Composition
Data in Nutrition, was held from 30 September to 18 October in Wageningen,
the Netherlands . It was organized by Graduate School Vlag ( Graduate School
for Advanced Studies in Nutrition, Food Technology, Agrobiotechnology and Health
Sciences) and the Division of Human Nutrition, in cooperation with UNU, FAO
and IUNS. In the course 29 participants were involved from 21 countries : Belgium,
Burkina Faso, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt (4), Fiji Islands, Iceland, Indonesia,
Italy (2), Jamaica, Kazakstan (2), Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
The Netherlands (3), Zambia, Zimbabwe. It included several excursions.
1995
FoodComp LATINFOODS
The First Regional Workshop FAO-UNU/INFOODS on “Production and Use of Food
Composition Data in Nutrition” was held from 9 – 27 October 1995 in Santiago,
Chile . The participants came from South America and North America: Argentine
(4), Bolivia (1), Brazil (3), Chile (3), Colombia (1), Ecuador (2), Mexico
(1), Paraguay (1), Peru (4), Uruguay (1) and Venezuela (2). Lecturers were
experts from FAO, INFOODS, USDA, LATINFOODS, Nestle and Roche. The main outcomes
of this course were: a) creation of the regional food composition database
whose table is presently located at http://www.rlc.fao.org/bases/alimento/default.htm;
b) an inter-laboratory study (proficiency test carried out by 14 laboratories
from 10 countries) with commercial food samples and reference materials provided
by ASEANFOODS; c) a compilation of typical dishes with recipes and chemical
composition of 100 preparations, 10 per country (http://www.rlc.fao.org/prior/segalim/accalim/10050.html);
d) report of the workshop (F AO document NUT- 60, Regional Office) with complete
list of human and material resources prepared by the countries; e) Book of
the workshop edited by FAO and SAMFOODS, published by FAO with the detailed
lectures of the workshop (356 pages).
1994
The 2 nd International Graduate course on the Production and Use of
Food Composition Data in Nutrition, Wageningen, the Netherlands
The 2 nd International Post-Graduate course on the Production and Use of Food
Composition Data in Nutrition, Wageningen, the Netherlands . It was held from
3-21 October, 1994. It was organized by the Graduate School
VLAG (Advanced Studies in Nutrition, Food Technology, Agrobiotechnology and
Health Sciences), the Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University in
cooperation with FAO and UNU. T he 33 participants came from Chile (2), Cyprus
(2), Egypt , Ethiopia (3), Finland , Ghana , Greece (2), Guatemala , Hungary
, Lebanon , Philippines , Poland (2), Portugal , Singapore (2), Slovakia ,
South Africa (2), Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Thailand (2), The Netherlands
(3), and Tunisia . It included several visits and excursion to laboratories
and to the Dutch nutrient databank
1992
The 1 st International Graduate course on the Production and Use of
Food Composition Data in Nutrition, Wageningen, the Netherlands
The 1 st International Post-Graduate course on the Production and Use of Food
Composition Data in Nutrition was held from 5-23 October in Doorwerth, The
Netherlands. It was organized by the Department of Human Nutrition, Wageningen
University , in cooperation with FLAIR Eurofoods-Enfant Project. In the course
15 participants were involved from 10 countries: Belgium , Denmark , France
, Hungary , Greece (3), Ireland , Kenya , The Netherlands (2), Norway (3),
and United Kingdom . The course include an excursion to the Food Inspection
Service, Nijmegen , The Netherlands.
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