Development of sample handling procedures for foods under USDA's National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program

Development of sample handling procedures for foods under USDA's National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program

The National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program (NFNAP) was implemented in 1997 to update and improve the quality of food composition data maintained by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). NFNAP was designed to sample and analyze frequently consumed foods in the U.S. food supply usin...

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Published in:Journal of food composition and analysis Vol. 23; no. 8; pp. 843 - 851
Main Authors: Trainer, D., Pehrsson, P.R., Haytowitz, D.B., Holden, J.M., Phillips, K.M., Rasor, A.S., Conley, N.A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Kidlington Elsevier Inc 01-12-2010
Elsevier
Subjects:
Agricultural Research Service
analytical methods
Biological and medical sciences
data collection
Data management and compilation
FALCC
fast foods
Food analysis
Food composition
Food composition database
Food industries
Food sample procurement
frozen foods
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Handling, storage, packaging, transport
Methods of analysis, processing and quality control, regulation, standards
NFNAP
nutrient content
nutrient databanks
prepared foods
produce
Quality assessment
Sample handling
Sampling strategy
USDA
Sampling strategy
Food composition database
FALCC
NFNAP
Sample handling
Food composition
Quality assessment
Food sample procurement
Food analysis
Data management and compilation
Program
Sample
Samplings
Management
Analysis
Quality
Database
Development
Nutrient
Chemical composition
Sampling
Food
Handling
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Summary:The National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program (NFNAP) was implemented in 1997 to update and improve the quality of food composition data maintained by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). NFNAP was designed to sample and analyze frequently consumed foods in the U.S. food supply using statistically rigorous sampling plans, established sample handling procedures, and qualified analytical laboratories. Methods for careful handling of food samples from acquisition to analysis were developed to ensure the integrity of the samples and subsequent generation of accurate nutrient values. The infrastructure of NFNAP, under which over 1500 foods have been sampled, mandates tested sample handling protocols for a wide variety of foods. The majority of these foods were categorized into several major areas: (1) frozen foods; (2) fresh produce and/or highly perishable foods requiring refrigeration; (3) fast foods and prepared foods; (4) shelf-stable foods; (5) specialized study and non-retail (point of production) foods; and (6) foods from remote areas (e.g. American Indian reservations). This paper describes the sample handling approaches, from the collection and receipt of the food items to the preparation of the analytical samples, with emphasis on the strategies developed for those foods. It provides a foundation for developing sample handling protocols of foods to be analyzed under NFNAP and for other researchers working on similar projects.
Bibliography:http://hdl.handle.net/10113/47056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2010.03.020
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ISSN:0889-1575
1096-0481
DOI:10.1016/j.jfca.2010.03.020