Methodological characteristics of the national dietary surveys carried out in the European Union as included in the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) comprehensive european food consumption database

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 975-995

  Mertena, C ^a   Ferrari, P ^a   Bakker, M ^b   Boss, A ^c   Hearty, A ^d   Leclercq, C ^d   Lindtner, O ^e   Tlustos, C ^f   Verger, P ^g   Volatier, J L ^h   Arcella, D ^a  

^a EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

^b Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu   (Italy)

^c Food Standards Agency (FSA)   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^e Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)   (Italy)

^f Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)   (Italy)

^g WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^h Environnement et du Travail (ANSES)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLY; SURVEYS;

DIETARY ASSESSMENTS; DIETARY EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITIES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; NATIONAL DATABASE; SAMPLING DESIGN;

NUTRITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIETARY INTAKE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE DATABASE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79960934521     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2011.576440     Document Type: Article

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