Food Science and Nutrition

HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) is a risk management methodology used by the food and related industries to limit food safety hazards to acceptable risk levels.

Under Publications and Panels and Units is a very rich array of resources including the EFSA Concise European Food Consumption Database

A health network to enhance the surveillance of foodborne diseases in Australia.

Under Scientific Reports and Resources, various reports are available and there is a link to a list of databases beyond those listed in this guide.

Under Science and Technology Resources this site includes Information Statements for food professionals, Advisory Statements for the public, links and other resources.

IFIS, producer of FSTA (Food Science and Technology Abstracts database), provides some news, information and other resources including a Thought for Food blog

IFPRI is involved in the collection and analysis of sustainable agriculture data in collaboration with institutions worldwide. Data is gathered on local, national and international levels to provide datasets on poverty, finance, agriculture and food for education programs.

World-wide industry news.

European-based news

From the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation.

The standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code are legislative instruments under the Legislation Act 2003.

NUTTAB 2010 contains nutrient data for 2668 foods available in Australia and up to 245 nutrients per food, presented as a searchable databases and also as files for manipulation. NUTTAB is a product of Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)

EuroFIR provides European food information, including all European food composition databases.

"The DIRECTORY was first compiled in September 1988. It is updated regularly, as we become aware of new publications. Most of the tables are not held by the INFOODS Secretariat, and many are out of print ... therefore we are now including information on their availability and where possible contact details."

FoodData Central contains 5 sources of data: SR Legacy, Food and Nutrient Database, USDA Global Branded Foods, Foundation Foods, and Experimental Foods

This legacy database is the major source of food composition data in the United States. It has now been integrated into FoodData Central. Also available via the Knovel ebook database.

Led by Brazil, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Turkey, the Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project aims to improve the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity for food and nutrition by providing evidence and raising awareness of the nutritional value of this diversity and its importance in food-based approaches to tackle malnutrition.

A global portal to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. Sourced from EURISCO, a European network of ex situ National Inventories of plant collections; SINGER, System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources, the germplasm information exchange network of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR); the U.S. National Genetic Resources Program (NGRP); and other genebanks.