European Food Information Resource Network
EuroFIR (European Food Information Resource) is a non-profit international association, which supports use of existing food composition data and future resources through cooperation and harmonization of data quality, functionality and global standards.
| Founder | Former partner institutions of EuroFIR NoE |
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| Type | Non-profit |
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Area served | Worldwide |
| Product | Food Information |
| Method | Research, service provision, consultancy |
Members | 80 |
Key people | Paul Finglas (President) Prof Maria Glibetic, Prof Barbara Korousic Seljak, Dr Aida Turrini, Luísa Oliveira and Susanne Westenbrink (Executive directors) |
Employees | 4 |
| Website | eurofir |
The purpose of the association is the development, management, publication and exploitation of food composition data, and the promotion of international cooperation and harmonization through improved data quality, food composition database searchability and standards, for example, with the European Committee for Standardization on the standard for food data. Other work includes that on ethnic and traditional foods and critical evaluation of data on nutrients
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