Transcript Title of Presentation Name of event

SHAPING AND IMPLEMENTING THE
BALKAN FOOD PLATFORM
Mirjana Gurinovic, Maria Glibetic, Agnes Kadvan,
Jelena Milesevic, Zvonimir Satalic, Marija Ranic, Mojca
Korošec, Igor Spiroski, Arne Oshaug, Paul Finglas
EuroFIR NEXUS 2nd annual meeting and
conference, March 5-6, 2013
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Introduction
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The European Food Information Resource Network EuroFIR aims to develop food composition data platform in
Europe including CEE countries.
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Capacity development (CD) in food and nutrition is much
more than formal training and includes human resource,
organizational,
institutional
and
legal
framework
development; long-term, continuous process that focuses
on national priorities, development policies plans and
processes.
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2006-2010 EuroFIR FP6 - IMR+NCDNCEE
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2011- 2013 EuroFIR Nexus FP7- IMR+NCDNCEE+CAPNUTRA
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Background
EuroFIR-IMR-NCDNCEE
2006-2010
 Partnership with EuroFIR together with the UNU/SCN Network for
CD in Nutrition in Central and Eastern Europe (NCDNCEE)
(http://www.agrowebcee.net/ncdn)
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IMR created the tool Food Comp Data Management (FCDM) - web based software for
developing new FCDB harmonized with EuroFIR technical annex, standards and
recommendations
Implemented the first online Serbian FCDB harmonized with EuroFIR
recommendations
 Established collaboration with national contacts in non
EuroFIR countries in CEE and MENANA
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Identified: - FCDB status in CEE countries and MENANA i.e. lack of FCDB and software
for database management
- Specific training needs and opportunities for collaboration in food and
nutrition in non-EuroFIR countries
Tailor made FCDB training workshops, capacity development and courses were
organized with EuroFIR and NCDNCEE support and individual EuroFIR training bursaries
were given to CEE and MENANA participants
 This collaboration aimed to capacity development in food
composition database with EuroFIR, particularly for the
CEE countries
2nd Meeting of the NCDNCEE. 16th -17th November
2006. Budapest, Hungary FAO-SEUR office. 18
participants from 9 CEE countries
4th UNU/SCN NCDNCEE. Belgrade, 10-12
November 2008.
31 participants from 15 CEE countries.
5th Meeting of the NCDNCEE
Belgrade, Serbia, 11-12 November 2009.
32 participants from 10 CEE countries
6th Meeting of the UNU/SCN NCDNCEE,
Belgrade, 25th-26th May, 2011,
32 participants from 15 CEE countries
EuroFIR Nexus FP7-IMR-NCDNCEE-CAPNUTRA
2011-2013
EuroFIR Nexus - EU FP7 2011-13
EuroFIR Food Platform: Further integration, refinement and exploitation for its
long-term self-sustainability www.eurofir.org
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2011 - IMR becomes a partner of the EuroFIR-Nexus FP7 project
EUROFIR Nexus aims to improve connectivity between the availability and use of food
composition data and related tools by the science community and other stakeholders.
EuroFIR Nexus Work Package 4.
Training and spreading of excellence within EuroFIR-Nexus
Task 4 – Shaping and implementing Balkan Food platform with
Network for Capacity Development in Central & Eastern European
Countries
Task 4 – Shaping and implementing Balkan Food platform with
Network for Capacity Development in Central & Eastern European
Countries
 Aim: Improve and extend the existing Balkan Food Platform and develop 1st online
Regional FCDB for West Balkan Countries (WBC) using a web based application Food
Comp Data Management (FCDM) software
 Steps:
 Involvement of compilers from different countries in shaping Balkan
Food platform
 Identify FCDB status in WBC and CEE
 Identify and prioritize training needs; plan and organize meetings
and workshops
 Improve and extend web applications for nutrition research and
education applications
 Develop and sign MoUs with with key food and nutritional
stakeholders from Balkan and CEE countries
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HOW:
 FCDB status and training needs questionnaire
 Web-based Food Composition Data Management
(FCDM) software for FCDB creation (national/regional) developed by the IMR research team according to
EuroFIR recommendations+ Manual for users
 CD activities comprise NCDNCEE workshops and
trainings e.g. compilation of the foods and recipes
information from Balkan countries
 The basis of the regional FCDB is Serbian FCDB with
contribution from other countries i.e. Croatia, Slovenia
and Macedonia and is open for new members’
contribution
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FCDB Status in CEE - overview
FCDB status
FB&H
+ RS
CRO
CYP
MAC
MLD
MNE
RU
S
SR
UA
SLO
There are printed food composition tables
(available in language(s):
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
NO
YES
There is electronically available FCDB with
restricted access (available in language(s):
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
There is electronically available FCDB with
public access (available in language(s):
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
There is online FCDB with restricted
access (available in language(s):
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES*
NO
YES*
There is online FCDB with public access
(available in language(s):
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Additionally, there are software(s) based
on national food composition data:
NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
Food composition data available in my
country is predominantly:
B
A+B
A
B
A&B
B
A
A&B
A&B
A
Please grade the importance of creating
regional FCDB
from 1 (not important) to 5 (very important)
5
5
5
4
5
3
4
5
5
5
Please grade the potential of existing grey
literature food composition data in your
country from 1 (not important) to 5 (very
important
2
4
1
5
2
1
4
3
5
4
(SR&EN)
NO
(SLO&EN)
* Access possible with EUROFIR membership
A- Analytical data in FCDB
B- Borrowed data from other countries FCDB
FCDB status based on questionnaires for CEE countries
FCDB status:
NO FCDB
Paper
version of FCDB
Software and
electronic version of
FCDB
Online available FCDB
SLO
B&H
MNE
MAC
Training needs in the field of production of food composition databanks in CEE
(workshops, seminars, courses, E-learning)
Training needs
FB&H+
RS
SLO
CRO
CYP
MAC
MN
E
MLD
UA
SR
RUS
Food and nutrient priorities
5
1
4
2
5
3
5
5
1
YES*
Choices of analytical
methods
4
1
4
1
1
4
5
5
3
Sampling of Foods
3
1
5
2
1
4
5
5
3
YES*
Data Quality and
Evaluation
4
2
5
1
3
4
5
5
4
YES*
Food nomenclature
systems
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
1
YES*
Recipe calculation
4
2
2
5
4
4
5
5
1
YES*
Data base management
systems
4
3
5
2
5
4
5
5
4
YES*
Steps in establishing FCDB
5
1
5
1
2
4
5
5
1
YES*
Reviewing of existing data
5
4
5
4
3
4
5
5
4
YES*
YES*
* For the first time on NCDNCEE meeting
1 (no training needs) - 5 (strong training needs)
Priority needs
Web based application Food Comp Data Management (FCDM)by EuroFIR Technical Annex and recommendations
FCDB (national/regional)
Developed according to EuroFIR
Technical Annex and
recommendations
• LanguaL coding
• EFSA Food EX2
 Data overview trough the WEB site:
 www.nutricascience.org
 www.nutricascience.org/foodsearch
(for mobile devices)
Documenting the parameters according to EUROFIR classification
FOOD identification
- Name (original language)
- Name (English)
- Scientific food name
- Food group
- Origin (an.,veg.,min.)
- Article number (EAN code)
- Portion size
- Color
VALUES
- Producer
-Selected value
- Distributer
- measure unit
- Matrix unit
- Acquisition type
/FCDB, laboratory
(industy, independent ...),
food label,
published scientific paper.../
- date of generation
- date of evaluation
- Value type /average,
min.,max.,more than..., less
than.., median, trace.../
REFERENCE
FCDB
- Book
- Journal issue...
/Title, authors,
language, ISBN,
edition date .../
METHOD
Method type /analytical,
calculated, estimated.../
- Method indicator
- Method parameter
- Official method name
- Analytical key steps
- /extraction,separation.../
- Laboratory performance
/accuracy, precision,.../
Food Comp Data Management (FCDM) – Recipe calculation
Input of composite
dishes -recipes
INGREDIENTS
& COOKING
METHODS
Food Comp Data
Management (FCDM)
(Regional partners –
compilers)
Balkan Food Platform:
design and resources
Internet Server
Regional FCDB
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(End users)
Regional FCDB
No. of food
items
No. of
parameters
F B&H
5
26
Croatia
981
13639
Republic of Macedonia
20
85
1046
17902
Slovenia
14
207
Cyprus
5
134
Total
2071
31993
Country
Republic of Serbia
200 traditional recipes
from 6 countries!
More recipes collection in
progress!
Total no. of parameters
Language adaptation and
communication with other FCDB
and EuroFIR food platform; tools
Average paremeters / food
31993
15
CHANCE coded foods
1039
LANGUAL coded foods
965
Total no of langual codes
11668
EFSA coded foods
1030
CD activities in shaping Balkan platform and dissemination
1. Capacity Development in research,
2. Capacity Development Nutritional Tools
education and training and
dissemination:
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Web based application-Food
 Network meetings
Comp Data Management
 Workshops/trainings/
(FCDM)
 Food comp courses
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Balkan food platform and
 4 publications in international journals
regional food composition
 oral & posters presentations at
data base
international meetings
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Nutri-RecQuest webaplication
with recommendations
Video films:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
Diet Assess tool-Software
for dietary assessment
Website:
http://www.agrowebcee.net/ncdn/
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NUTritional PLANning
software
Publications in Journals
Gurinović M, et all.(2010). Capacity development
in food composition database management and
nutritional research and education in Central
and Easter European, Middle Eastern and North
African countries. EJCN 64, S134-S138.
Pavlovic M, et all. (2009). Training and capacity
building in central and eastern Europe through
the EuroFIR and CEE networks. Food Chemistry
113 (8):846-850.
Pavlovic M, et all.(2009). Turning dilemmas into
opportunities: a UNU/SCN capacity development
network in public nutrition in Central and Eastern
Europe. Public Health Nutrition: 12(8), 1046-1051.
Glibetic M, et all. (2010). Management of food
composition database harmonized with EuroFIR
criteria using a web application. Journal of
Food Composition and Analysis.
6th Meeting/Workshop of the UNU/SCN Network for Capacity Development in Nutrition in
Central and Eastern Europe (NCDNCEE), 25- 26 May 2011, Belgrade, Serbia
Workshop: Regional Food Composition Data Base, A FCDM software application in
Balkan Food Platform development, Belgrade 26th May 2011, EuroFIR-Nexus &NCDNCEE
32 participants from 15 CEE countries
The agenda of the meeting is available at website: http://www.agrowebcee.net/ncdn/events/
Photo gallery at website: http://www.agrowebcee.net/ncdn/photo-gallery/photo-gallery-2011/.
Video film is available at: You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGAaVs3po-c.
Food Composition Data Base (FCDB) Development through NCDNCEE
activities 2006-2011 and future activities: partnership with EuroFIR
NoE & EuroFIR AISBL- Belgrade 26 May 2011
Workshop: Regional Food Composition Data Base: Web based Food
Comp Data Management (FCDM) software application in BalkanFood
Platform development
The agenda, report and photo gallery of the meeting:
http://www.agrowebcee.net/ncdn/events
/
Video film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8Dx9SkKsqo&feature=youtu.be
First Symposium of the
Capacity Development in
Nutrition and Food Research
in Central and Eastern
Europe (CAPNUTRA):
Balkan Food Platform Regional Food Composition
Data Base development
21-23 January 2013,
Belgrade, Serbia
Memorandum of Understanding – MoU- D4.4
For the purpose of collaboration and support of enabling :
• international harmonisation of standards in food composition data
•
establish and/or develop the national food composition database and electronic dataset in “Country”
accordingly to the European Food Data Standard and linked to the Balkan and EuroFIR Food Data
Platforms.
•Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is signed in January 2013
between:
 Institute of Food Research representing the EuroFIR Nexus
 “EuroFIR Food Platform: further integration, refinement and
exploitation for its long-term self-sustainability
 Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, IMR,
Belgrade, Serbia
 Capacity Development Network in Nutrition in CEE- CAPNUTRA
 European Food Information Resource EuroFIR AISBL
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Balkan Food Platform Memorandum of understanding -MoU
National food database compiler organisation from CEE:
Croatia (2 institutions)
Cyprus
FB&H
Republic of Macedonia
Moldova
Montenegro
Russia
Ukraine
Balkan Food Platform MoU will strengthen cooperation in food composition
in the Balkan Countries and with EuroFIR Food Data Platform .
Plans for sustainability
•
Balkan platform is shaped, Network is formed and objectives are reached !
•
Implementation of Balkan platform through use of Nutritional tools for FCDB
• Capacity Development Network in Nutrition in CEE countries- CAPNUTRA,
is formed as the Regional Network and the sustainability plan is made to sustain
the Balkan Food Platform:
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1.
further collaboration with EuroFIR AISBL
2.
future involvement in EC projects
(EuroFoodNet, EURODISH), Bilateral
collaboration, National projects, COST actions
3.
collaboration with regional networks,
4.
key food and nutritional stakeholders from WBC
5.
SMS, clusters,
6.
food industry
7.
Consumers organization etc
8.
Policy makers
9.
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The deliverable from Task 4 (D4.6) Final report on Balkan
Food Platform, recommendations for future integration
WBC/EECA countries:
Final report on Balkan Food Platform including results from
capacity building in food and health, and future
recommendations for long-term sustainability.
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Conclusions
 Balkan food platform with involvement of key food and nutritional
stakeholders from WBC and the 1st online regional Food composition data
base relevant to these countries is essential to support the work of dietitians,
nutritionist, researchers and policy makers
 Shaping Balkan Food platform, using FCDM software with harmonize data
collection, storage and exchange throughout WBC contributed to data
exchange between different countries in Europe and for integration of any
new food data in the future and to link with European Food Data Platform
CAPNUTRA Symposium
Belgrade, Serbia, 2013
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