INFOODS has co-organized 14 International Food Data Conferences (IFDCs) which take place at different locations around the world, typically biennially. Every four years the IFDC usually aligns with the ICN (International Conference on Nutrition).

PREVIOUS CONFERENCES

• The 14th International Food Data Conference Food composition databases - application for healthy diets and sustainable agrifood systems transformation was held in Rome, Italy, on 1-3 September 2025. For more details refer to the Conference Website, and the Agenda and Book of Abstracts. Webcast recordings are available for Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3. A Journal of Food Composition and Analysis Special Issue is currently being prepared.

• The 13th International Food Data Conference Challenges for Food Databases in the Bioinformatics Era was held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 16-18 October 2019. For more details refer to the Programme and book of abstracts, and the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis Special Issue.

• The 12th International Food Data Conference From Food Composition to better Policies and Programmes in Nutrition and Agriculture was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 11-13 October 2017. For more details refer to the Programme and book of abstracts, and the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis Special Issue.

• The 11th International Food Data Conference Food Composition Data and Public Health Nutrition was held in Hyderabad, India, on 3-5 November 2015, and the Food Chemistry Special Issue.
  

• The 10th International Food Data Conference Joining nutrition, agriculture and food safety through food composition was held in Granada, Spain, on 12-14 September 2013. For more details refer to the conference website, the Scientific Programme, and the Food Chemistry Special Issue.
  

• The 9th International Food Data Conference Food Composition and Sustainable Diets was held in Norwich, United Kingdom, on 13-17 September 2011. For more details refer to the Programme and Book of Abstracts and the Conference Report.
  

• The 8th International Food Data Conference Quality Food Composition Data - Key for health and trade was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 1-3 October 2009. For more details refer to the conference website and the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis Special Issue.
  

• The 7th International Food Data Conference Food Composition and Biodiversity was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 21-24 October 2007. For more details, refer to the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis Special Issue.

• The 6th International Food Data Conference Food composition data and nutrition dilemma was held in Pretoria, South Africa, on 14-16 September 2005. For more details refer to the call for abstracts and the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis Special Issue.
  

• The 5th International Food Data Conference Fostering Quality Science in Food Composition Databases was held in Washington DC, United States of America, on 30 June-2 July 2003. For more details refer to the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis Special Issue.
  

• The 4th International Food Data Conference New trends in the management and uses of food databases was held in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 24-26 August 2001. 
  

• The 3rd International Food Data Conference Back to Basics was held in Rome, Italy, on 5-7 July 1999. For more details refer to the Conference Report and the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis Special Issue.
  

• The 2nd International Food Database Conference Food composition research - the broader context was held in Lahti, Finland, on 28-30 August 1995. For more details refer to the Food Chemistry Special Issue.
  

• The 1st International Food Data Base Conference Quality and accessibility of food-related data was held in Sydney, Australia, on 22-24 September 1993. For more details refer to the Conference Proceedings.