Dear friends, I am delighted to announce that next week we will be holding an INFOODS symposium on the "Critical role of food composition data in nutrition" at the International Congress of Nutrition in Tokyo, Japan (IUNS-ICN). Please find below some information on the symposium. INFOODS SYMPOSIUM Friday, December 9, 2022: 13:15 - 14:45 local time/ Room2 A global overview of the state of food composition, with a focus on challenges for dietary surveys Bridget Anna Holmes Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy Unlocking Food's Comprehensive Biochemical Composition for Human and Planetary Health Tracy Shafizadeh Verso Biosciences / Periodic Table of Food Initiative, USA Food Nutrition Cloud: concepts and developments in food data, tools and services for food labelling and reformulation in nutrition research Paul Michael Finglas Quadram Institute, UK Overcoming challenges in food matching Agnieszka Balcerzak (on behalf of Fernanda Grande) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy Nutrient data needs and emerging issues of food composition databases T Longvah National Institute of Nutrition, India If you are attending the conference please feel free to join us - we very much look forward to meeting you at the symposium or during the conference! We are also presenting the virtual poster "Increasing the knowledge base on aquatic foods: Expanding and updating the FAO/INFOODS Global Food Composition Database for Fish and Shellfish" (poster No. PAB (T2)-139). The poster will be available online from 6th Dec to 11th Dec 2022. Best wishes, Bridget on behalf of the speakers Please remember not to reply to the listserv address unless your reply concerns all. Thank you. Bridget A Holmes, PhD BSc RNutr Nutrition and Food Systems Officer Nutrition Assessment<https://www.fao.org/nutrition/assessment/en/> Team Leader Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy Tel: (+39)0657051874; Ext: 51874 Mobile: (+33)783691163 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [cid:image001.png@01D78892.981C4030] ######################################################################## 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