title: Implementing the EuroFIR Document and Data Repositories as accessible resources of food composition information.
abstract: The EuroFIR Document and Data Repositories are being developed as accessible collections of source documents, including grey literature, and the food composition data reported in them. These Repositories will contain source information available to food composition database compilers when selecting their nutritional data. The Document Repository was implemented as searchable bibliographic records in the Europe PubMed Central database, which links to the documents online. The Data Repository will contain original data from source documents in the Document Repository. Testing confirmed the FoodCASE food database management system as a suitable tool for the input, documentation and quality assessment of Data Repository information. Data management requirements for the input and documentation of reported analytical results were established, including record identification and method documentation specifications. Document access and data preparation using the Repositories will provide information resources for compilers, eliminating duplicated work and supporting unambiguous referencing of data contributing to their compiled data.
authors.affiliation: Food Information Consultancy, 6 Chapmans Way, Over, Cambridge CB24 5PZ, UK. Electronic address: ian@ianunwin.demon.co.uk.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Unwin
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Public Health and The Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jansen-van der Vliet
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Public Health and The Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Westenbrink
authors.affiliation: Premotec GmbH, Landstrasse 43a, CH-8450 Andelfingen, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Presser
authors.affiliation: Premotec GmbH, Landstrasse 43a, CH-8450 Andelfingen, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Infanger
authors.affiliation: VUP Food Research Institute, Priemyselná 4, P.O. Box 25, 824 75 Bratislava 26, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Janka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Porubska
authors.affiliation: Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roe
authors.affiliation: Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Finglas
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D005060:Europe; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000592:standards*; D063427:Food Quality
keywords: Data Repository; Data documentation; Data management; Document Repository; EuroFIR; Food composition