aah! you also forgot to mention that ANEC 8 gave AFROFOODS the platform to run a seminar that was actively patronised and excellent presentations were made by your team of presenters. They also got to do a plenary AND a manuscript will appear in the Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (Impact Factor of 5.35 as at 2017). Bravo to the AFROFOODS Team Francis ____________________________ Francis B. Zotor PhD, RNutr, FHEA Associate Professor of Public Health Nutrition Director, International Programmes Office of International Programmes University of Health & Allied Sciences P.M.B 31, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana. Web: www.uhas.edu.gh Skype: dr.francis.b.zotor *Council Member, International Union of Nutritional Sciences: 2017-2021 *Immediate Past President, African Nutrition Society* *Member, Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network* On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 at 12:23, Charrondiere, Ruth (FAORLC) < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I forgot another achievement: > > Our *FAO/INFOODS e-Learning Course on Food Composition Data* is now also > available in French: *Cours d'apprentissage en ligne FAO/INFOODS sur les > données sur la composition des aliments* through > http://www.fao.org/elearning/#/elc/fr/Course/FCD (not yet through the > INFOODS website) > > > > And during the revision we noted in the English version some small > inconsistencies or phrases that might have been difficult to understand > which were corrected. In addition, the layout was improved and it can now > be run on tablets and cellphones. > > > > Disfruten – how we say in Chile (meaning enjoy) > > All the best > > Ruth > > > > > > *From:* Charrondiere, Ruth (FAORLC) > *Sent:* Monday, December 17, 2018 10:33 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Happy season greetings > > > > Dear all, > > It is my pleasure to send you the happiest season greetings to you and > your families. I wish you serenity, happiness, satisfaction and being near > people you appreciate and love. > > > > Another year is almost gone and I can see that we as a food composition > family have achieved a lot. For me, the most important achievement is > knowing that we help each other when needed (including expressing our > appreciation), are happy to meet wherever we can and that together we have > done a lot with the few means we have. Thank you to each of you for your > contribution, small or big, in words or acts and for any financial support > (done or intended). At this occasion, I would like to express my > appreciation to FAO who continues to provide some funding and part of my > time to work on food composition and continue being INFOODS global > coordinator. > > > > I would like to mention some of the 2018 achievements which I know about – > and sorry if I forgot some (then please share them with all): > > - Kenya published their new FCT and recipe book: > http://www.fao.org/3/I8897EN/i8897en.pdf and > http://www.fao.org/3/I9056EN/i9056en.pdf > > - other countries with a new version of their FCT: Japan, USDA, Nigeria > > - Food composition training were held in South Africa (5d), Ethiopia (1d), > Columbia (3d), Cuba (4d), India (1d) > > - regional meetings were held: AFROFOODS meeting in South Africa, > SAARCFOODS meeting in India, LATINFOODS meeting in Mexico > > - we published the FAO/INFOODS/IZiNCG Global Food Composition Database for > Phytate – Version 1.0 (PhyFoodComp1.0): > http://www.fao.org/infoods/infoods/tables-and-databases/faoinfoods-databases/en/ > > - we continued working on the following guidelines and FCT, which will > hopefully be published in 2019 (with some additional funding in most) > > o FAO/INFOODS Evaluation Framework to Assess the Quality of Published > Food Composition Tables and Databases (FCT/FCDB) – ready for publication > > o FAO/INFOODS Compilation Guidelines – advanced draft ready > > o FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Table for West Africa (funding from Bill > and Melinda Gates Foundation through INDDEX project) > > o Spanish version of FAO/INFOODS guidelines > > § FAO/INFOODS Guidelines for converting units, denominators and > expressions > > § FAO/INFOODS Guidelines for Food Matching > > § FAO/INFOODS Guidelines for Checking Food Composition Data prior to > Publication of a User Table/Database > > > > We still have challenges to update the INFOODS website (not really done > since one year) which means that the new (or newly known) FCT/FCDB are not > accessible through the INFOODS website and some errors which occurred (e.g. > broken links) are not repaired, nor are new regional coordinators > published, for example: > > - 2015 Colombian food composition table: > https://www.icbf.gov.co/bienestar/nutricion/tabla-alimentos > > - Updated French FCT (https://ciqual.anses.fr/# <https://ciqual.anses.fr/>.), > Danish FCT –Frieda 3 (http://frida.fooddata.dk/?lang=en), Nigerian FCT ( > nigeriafooddata.ui.edu.ng) > > - INFOODS success stories of 2017 > > - Argentina Declaration > > - INFOODS reports (regional reports, to IUNS) > > - the universities using the e-learning course on food composition data > > - The Questions and Exercises of the Food Composition Study Guide > (English, French and Spanish) are not available not the excel files with > the key foods exercise. > > I hope this problem can be fixed next year and that the INFOODS website > will hold again all updated information > > > > Again, thanks to all for everything you contributed to a successful year > 2018 and I also wish you a happy new year 2019 – with many new adventures > > > > Best wishes > > Ruth > > > > P.S. Reply to all only if you have an activity or publication to add that > I forgot to mention, or other important information to share. If you want > to wish someone a merry Christmas and a happy new year, please do it by > sending a private email J > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the InFoods-Food-Comp-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.fao.org/scripts/wa-fao.exe?SUBED1=InFoods-Food-Comp-L&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the InFoods-Food-Comp-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/scripts/wa-fao.exe?SUBED1=InFoods-Food-Comp-L&A=1