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

 

 

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Bridget A Holmes, PhD BSc RNutr

Nutrition and Food Systems Officer

Nutrition Assessment 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

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