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European Food Information Resource Network (EuroFIR)

Reference	BBS/E/F/00041903
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Mr Paul Finglas
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Quadram Institute Bioscience
Department	Quadram Institute Bioscience Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	982,493
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/01/2005
End date	31/08/2010
Duration	68 months

Abstract

EuroFIR (European Food Information Resource Network), is the world-leading European Network of Excellence on Food Composition Databank systems, and is a partnership between 46 universities, research institutes and small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from 25 European countries. EuroFIR will provide the first comprehensive pan-European food information resource, using state-of-the-art database linking, to allow effective management, updating, extending and comparability. This is an essential underpinning component of all food and health research in Europe and provides: the building blocks for health surveys, medical research and interventions, and health policies based on them; information for public health government bodies and regulators to educate their populations about health and food heritage; laboratory and data analysis best practices to ensure data quality, reliability and comparability; data that enables food industry to produce healthier foods, and obtain a larger share of the international food market; information to consumers - via labels and via printed/electronic information - to enable them to play a more active role in protecting and enhancing their health.

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	Diet and Health
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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