Quality and Assessibility of Food-Related Data: Proceedings of the First International Food Data Base Conference

by Heather Greenfield

Summary

Considers all aspects of the production, management, and use of data on food composition. The 32 papers cover national and international food composition programs; methods and conventions of nutrient analysis; the quality control of data and databases; information needs and computer systems; food composition data and population studies; and considerations of copyrights, the food industry, and food safety. The case studies come from both industrialized and non-industrialized countries. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.