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Nutripoints [9] is a food-rating system which places foods on a numerical scale based on their overall nutritional value. The method is based on an analysis of 26 positive factors (such as vitamins, minerals, protein and fiber) and negative factors (such as cholesterol, saturated fat, sugar and sodium) relative to calories.
The Food Service Management Institute is a federal program in the United States that provides instruction, research, and materials in support of better food service management practices by child nutrition providers receiving federal support (e.g., schools operating school meal programs).
Make available written nutrition information to consumers upon request; State the availability of written nutrition information in a "prominent, clear, and conspicuous" manner on menus and menu boards; and; Provide calorie information, per serving/food item, for self-service items and food on display, on a sign adjacent to each food item. [4]
In 2018, 11.1% of the US population were deemed as being 'food insecure'. [6] This is a 0.07% decrease from 2017. Food insecurity is deemed as a household not having enough resources or insufficient funds to provide for everyone in their family. This equates to 37.2 million people affected by food insecurity.
The food system, including food service and food retailing supplied $1.24 trillion worth of food in 2010 in the US, $594 billion of which was supplied by food service facilities, defined by the USDA as any place which prepares food for immediate consumption on site, including locations that are not primarily engaged in dispensing meals such as recreational facilities and retail stores. [2]
Released in August 2015 and revised in May 2016, the current release, Standard Reference 28 (SR28), contains "data on 8,800 food items and up to 150 food components". [1] New releases occur about once per year. The database may be searched online, [2] queried through a representational state transfer API, [3] or downloaded. [4]
Africa Food Safety Forum (AFSF) [1] African Food Safety Network (AFoSaN) [2] The Food Safety and Quality Authority of The Gambia (FSQA) [3] Tanzanian Food and Drugs Authority (TFDA) [4] Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) [5] Moroccan National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA) [6] South African National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications ...
The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, created on December 1, 1994, to improve the health and well-being of Americans by establishing national dietary guidelines based on the best science available.