Describing a food using LanguaL : facet A

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Describing a food using LanguaL facet A

• Jayne Ireland
• French Food Safety Agency (AFSSA)
• Anders Møller
• Danish Food Information (DFI)
• Elizabeth Smith
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

EuroFIR WP 1.8 Compilers Network Food Indexing
Course, Paris, March 2007
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FACET A. PRODUCT TYPE

• A food group having common consumption,
  functional or manufacturing characteristics
• Index terms are based on
• Origin (DAIRY PRODUCT, FRUIT OR VEGETABLE
  PRODUCT)
• Use (BEVERAGE, SNACK FOOD)

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PRODUCT TYPE, USA Original PRODUCT TYPE facet
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Different classification systems, dependent on
the different uses of the indexed data

• PRODUCT TYPE, USA A0289
• PRODUCT TYPE, CODEX ALIMENTARIUS A0352
• CLASSIFICATION OF FOOD AND FEED COMMODITIES
  (CODEX ALIMENTARIUS CCPR) A0643
• FOOD CLASSIFICATION FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (CODEX
  ALIMENTARIUS) A0355
• PRODUCT TYPE, EUROPEAN UNION A0356
• CIAA FOOD CLASSIFICATION FOR FOOD ADDITIVES
  A0357
• EUROCODE 2 FOOD CLASSIFICATION A0642
• EUROPEAN FOOD GROUPS (EFG) A0690
• EUROFIR FOOD CLASSIFICATION A0777
• FOOD ADDITIVES A0323
• CODEX ALIMENTARIUS, FUNCTIONAL CLASSES A0351
• FOOD ADDITIVE CLASSIFICATION, EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
  A0324
• PRODUCT TYPE, NOT KNOWN A0001
• PRODUCT TYPE, OTHER A0004

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PRODUCT TYPE, CODEX ALIMENTARIUS
CLASSIFICATION OF FOOD AND FEED COMMODITIES
- Lists food commodities in trade - Based on
commodities similar potential for pesticide
residues or contaminants
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PRODUCT TYPE, CODEX ALIMENTARIUS FOOD
CLASSIFICATION FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (CODEX
ALIMENTARIUS)
- Serve as allocation tools for food additives -
Deal with foods as marketed
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Different classification systems, dependent on
the different uses of the indexed data

• PRODUCT TYPE, USA A0289
• PRODUCT TYPE, CODEX ALIMENTARIUS A0352
• CLASSIFICATION OF FOOD AND FEED COMMODITIES
  (CODEX ALIMENTARIUS CCPR) A0643
• FOOD CLASSIFICATION FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (CODEX
  ALIMENTARIUS) A0355
• PRODUCT TYPE, EUROPEAN UNION A0356
• CIAA FOOD CLASSIFICATION FOR FOOD ADDITIVES
  A0357
• EUROCODE 2 FOOD CLASSIFICATION A0642
• EUROPEAN FOOD GROUPS (EFG) A0690
• EUROFIR FOOD CLASSIFICATION A0777
• FOOD ADDITIVES A0323
• CODEX ALIMENTARIUS, FUNCTIONAL CLASSES A0351
• FOOD ADDITIVE CLASSIFICATION, EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
  A0324
• PRODUCT TYPE, NOT KNOWN A0001
• PRODUCT TYPE, OTHER A0004

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PRODUCT TYPE, EUROPEAN UNION CIAA FOOD
CLASSIFICATION FOR FOOD ADDITIVES
- Serve as allocation tools for food additives -
Deal with foods as marketed
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PRODUCT TYPE, EUROPEAN UNION EUROCODE 2 FOOD
CLASSIFICATION

• - EU FLAIR Eurofoods-Enfant COST Action
  99/Eurofoods
• Classification of foods according to groups and
  subgroups that are useful in dietary studies
• Exchange food consumption data efficiently and
  facilitate epidemiological surveys
• - Published definitions of food groups
• (http//www.foodcomp.dk/eurocode/ )

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PRODUCT TYPE, EUROPEAN UNION EUROPEAN FOOD
GROUPS (EFG)

• EU Cost Action 99/Eurofoods EFCOSUM
• Classification for international comparisons of
  food consumption and food availability surveys,
  based on
• FAO Food Balance Sheet,
• WHO GEMS/FOODS regional diets,
• DAFNE classification system for Household Budget
  Survey (HBS)
• Eurocode 2 classification
• National British, Danish, Dutch and French food
  consumption surveys
• EFG resulting 33 food groups chosen as the
  least common denominators

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EuroFIR food classification

• Comparison of national food classification
  systems used in FCDBs of EuroFIR Compiler Network
• Classification systems used in European food
  consumption or availability studies (EPIC, DAFNE)
• Method mapping to Eurocode 2 and EFG

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EuroFIR food classification main groups

• MILK, MILK PRODUCT OR MILK SUBSTITUTE
• EGG OR EGG PRODUCT
• MEAT OR MEAT PRODUCT
• SEAFOOD OR RELATED PRODUCT
• FAT OR OIL
• GRAIN OR GRAIN PRODUCT
• NUT, SEED OR KERNEL PRODUCT
• VEGETABLE OR VEGETABLE PRODUCT
• FRUIT OR FRUIT PRODUCT
• SUGAR OR SUGAR PRODUCT
• BEVERAGE (NON-MILK)
• MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PRODUCT
• PRODUCT FOR SPECIAL NUTRITIONAL USE OR DIETARY
  SUPPLEMENT

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Different classification systems, dependent on
the different uses of the indexed data

• PRODUCT TYPE, USA A0289
• PRODUCT TYPE, CODEX ALIMENTARIUS A0352
• CLASSIFICATION OF FOOD AND FEED COMMODITIES
  (CODEX ALIMENTARIUS CCPR) A0643
• FOOD CLASSIFICATION FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (CODEX
  ALIMENTARIUS) A0355
• PRODUCT TYPE, EUROPEAN UNION A0356
• CIAA FOOD CLASSIFICATION FOR FOOD ADDITIVES
  A0357
• EUROCODE 2 FOOD CLASSIFICATION A0642
• EUROPEAN FOOD GROUPS (EFG) A0690
• EUROFIR FOOD CLASSIFICATION A0777
• FOOD ADDITIVES A0323
• CODEX ALIMENTARIUS, FUNCTIONAL CLASSES A0351
• FOOD ADDITIVE CLASSIFICATION, EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
  A0324
• PRODUCT TYPE, NOT KNOWN A0001
• PRODUCT TYPE, OTHER A0004

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FOOD ADDITIVE CLASSIFICATIONS CODEX
ALIMENTARIUS, FUNCTIONAL CLASSES
Classification of food additives according to the
Codex Alimentarius Commission
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FOOD ADDITIVE CLASSIFICATIONS FOOD ADDITIVE
CLASSIFICATION, EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
EU food additive directives 94/35/EC, 94/36/EC
and 95/2/EC Section under revision because of
changes in legislation
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FACET A. PRODUCT TYPE

• INDEXING TIPS
• Choose a maximum of one descriptor from each of
  the classification systems
• Choose a use term over an origin term
• Potato crisps as SNACK FOOD, not VEGETABLE OR
  VEGETABLE PRODUCT
• Read the Scope Notes for exceptions to above
• Orange juice is FRUIT JUICE, not BEVERAGE
• Index the major component of a food that is a
  mixture (e.g. TV dinner) if no facet term is
  available

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DESCRIBING A FOOD USING LANGUAL

• EXAMPLE Yoghurt, whole milk, with strawberries,
  sweetened (Yoplait)

Ingredients Whole milk 69, sugar 14.2, fruit
10.5, lactic ferments, powdered milk, fruit
preservative, E202, flavoring Container semi-ri
gid plastic container with aluminum foil top
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Example Yoghurt, whole milk, with strawberries,
sweetened
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Example Yoghurt, whole milk, with strawberries,
sweetened
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Example Yoghurt, whole milk, with strawberries,
sweetened
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Example Yoghurt, whole milk, with strawberries,
sweetened
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Example Yoghurt, whole milk, with strawberries,
sweetened
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Example Yoghurt, whole milk, with strawberries,
sweetened
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Example Yoghurt, whole milk, with strawberries,
sweetened
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Example Yoghurt, whole milk, with strawberries,
sweetened