EuroFIR (European Food Information Resource) is a non-profit international association, which supports use of existing
food composition data Food composition data (FCD) are detailed sets of information on the nutritionally important components of foods and provide values for energy and nutrients including protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and minerals and for other important food com ...
and future resources through cooperation and harmonization of data quality, functionality and global standards.
The purpose of the association is the development, management, publication and exploitation of
food composition data Food composition data (FCD) are detailed sets of information on the nutritionally important components of foods and provide values for energy and nutrients including protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and minerals and for other important food com ...
, and the promotion of international cooperation and harmonization through improved data quality,
food composition database Food composition data (FCD) are detailed sets of information on the nutritionally important components of foods and provide values for energy and nutrients including protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and minerals and for other important food com ...
searchability and standards, for example, with the
European Committee for Standardization
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN, french: Comité Européen de Normalisation) is a public standards organization whose mission is to foster the economy of the European Single Market and the wider European continent in global tr ...
on the standard for food data. Other work includes that on ethnic and traditional foods and critical evaluation of data on nutrients
Membership
Full members
(*) Member organisations, which are also national
food composition database Food composition data (FCD) are detailed sets of information on the nutritionally important components of foods and provide values for energy and nutrients including protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and minerals and for other important food com ...
compilers.
Associate members
(*) Member organisations, which are also national food composition database compilers.
Ordinary members
Honoured members
List of EuroFIR AISBL key people, members and collaborators on the EuroFIR website.
References
External links
* {{official, http://www.eurofir.org of EuroFIR/European Food Information Resource
INFOODSnbsp;– International Network of Food Data Systems
Codex Alimentariusnbsp;– Set up by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under their Joint Food Standards Programme.
LanguaLnbsp;– The International Framework for Food Description
EFSAnbsp;– European Food Safety Authority
CENnbsp;– European Committee for Standardization
Food- and drink-related organizations
Food technology organizations
Health education organizations
Malnutrition organizations
Non-profit organisations based in Belgium