Nutrient databases: a trade association experience.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

First, a database for frozen broccoli was submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December of 1992 and received two-year interim approval early in 1994. The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), working with the Office of Food Labelling at FDA, was granted approval to proceed with remaining database proposals in September 1994. The next phase of the project which includes a 10-year program to sample, analyze and evaluate the nutritional quality of each of the 26 frozen fruit and vegetable commodities in the United States. The paper analyses the objectives and methodology of the program, particularly the sample method.

Details

Original title: Nutrient databases: a trade association experience.
Record ID : 1997-0302
Languages: English
Source: Frozen Food Rep. - n. 1
Publication date: 1996/02
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Themes: Food quality and safety. Microbiology;
Chilling of foodstuffs
Keywords: Food; Database; Nutritional value; Quick-frozen food; Vegetable; Fruit