NDLI: Improving data quality in food composition databanks: a EuroFIR contribution

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Author	Castanheira, Isabel André, Catarina Oseredczuk, Marine Ireland, Jayne Owen, Linda Robb, Paul Earnshaw, Amanda Calhau, Maria Antónia
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	Food composition databanks (FCDBs) should provide nutrient composition data comparable over time at national and international levels. However, the linkage between national database compilers and permanent structures to support the upgrading and monitoring of nutrient values in foods are far from satisfactory. This paper focuses on European efforts to improve the quality of nutrient values entered into FCDBs, emphasizing initiatives under the EU Network of Excellence: European Food Information Resource (EuroFIR – NoE). The general concept of quality assurance is described and results obtained in the project’s first year are presented. A survey among EuroFIR partners aimed at evaluating the current situation in comparability of nutrient values suggests that an integrated approach has two requirements: the implementation of a quality management system (QMS) and a harmonized data-quality assessment system (DQAS) to select values from different sources. The use of reference materials (RMs) is a key criterion in deciding on comparability and reliability of candidate nutrient values. Consequently, results of a survey on food matrix reference materials are presented. These suggest that developments in RMs for nutrient analysis in foods have a great impact on the quality of data to be included in FCDBs.
Starting Page	117
Ending Page	125
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09491775
Journal	Accreditation and Quality Assurance
Volume Number	12
Issue Number	3-4
e-ISSN	14320517
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2007-01-03
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Data quality Food composition EuroFIR Reference materials Marketing Monitoring/Environmental Analysis/Environmental Ecotoxicology Biochemistry Analytical Chemistry Commercial Law Food Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Chemistry Instrumentation Chemical Engineering Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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