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FoodEx2
Standardised food classification and description system consisting of descriptions of a large number of individual food items aggregated into food groups and broader food categories in a hierarchical parent-child relationship
Type of content:
Assets
Type of asset:
Standard
Big data potential
Yes
Phase in the policy cycle:
Policy Design and Analysis
Open license availability
No
Tags:
Open Data
Real time information
| SWOT Analysis for FoodEx2 |
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|---|---|---|
| Helpful | Harmful | |
Internal |
Strengths• Makes it easier to compare data from different sources and perform more detailed types of data analysis. • Flexibility in the names of the food groups • Basic food list and facets: Facets are collections of single descriptors from defined points of view applicable to specific food items (examples of facets are source, packaging material and production method.) • The system consists of descriptions of a large number of individual food items aggregated into food groups and broader food categories in a hierarchical parent-child relationship. • Two support tools: o A browser for navigating the system and creating codes o Microsoft Excel® • Tool for interpreting and checking the codes. • Central to the system is a core list of food items or generic food descriptions that represent the minimum level of detail needed for intake or exposure assessments. A parent-child relationship exists between a core list food item and its related extended list food items. The terms of the core and extended list may be aggregated in different ways according to the needs of the different food safety domains. |
Weaknesses• Low ease of use • The success of the system will depend on ongoing support. • Procedures should be developed to allow active contributions from all stakeholders and the link to legislative needs in the different food safety domains at European Union level. • Initially, taking part in standardization does require an investment (in terms of sending experts, travel costs and the overall costs of participation, training personnel etc.) |
External |
Opportunities• The ability to capture all the useful details of food groups in exposure assessments by EFSA, is a crucial requirement for the process of risk assessment. | Threats• The success of the system will depend on ongoing support. • Procedures should be developed to allow active contributions from all stakeholders and the link to legislative needs in the different food safety domains at European Union level. • Initially, taking part in standardization does require an investment (in terms of sending experts, travel costs and the overall costs of participation, training personnel etc.) |
