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Practical Guidance on the Application of Food Allergen Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA)
ILSI Europe Report Series, 2022
Commissioned by the Food Allergy Task Force.
A systematic review of iodine intake in children, adults, and pregnant women in Europe – comparison against dietary recommendations and evaluation of dietary iodine sources
Nutrition Reviews, 2022
Commissioned by the Nutrient Intake Optimisation Task Force
Efecto de la intervención “escuelas activas móviles” en tiempos de pandemia sobre la percepción de la autoeficacia, disfrute y el nivel de actividad física en la niñez costarricense y panameña
MHSalud , 2022
Este estudio tuvo como propósito examinar el efecto de la intervención de escuelas activas móviles sobre la autoeficacia hacia la actividad física, el disfrute por la actividad y la percepción del nivel de actividad física, en la niñez costarricense y panameña en tiempos de pandemia por COVID-19.
Perspective: Leveraging the Gut Microbiota to Predict Personalized Responses to Dietary, Prebiotic, and Probiotic Interventions
Advances in Nutrition, 2022
Commissioned by the Prebiotics and Probiotics Task Forces.
Structure and function of non-digestible carbohydrates in the gut microbiome
Beneficial Microbes, 2022
Commissioned by the Prebiotics Task Force.
- Cross-contact / Contamination estimate calculator: A practical calculator to estimate the UAP in a product. This tool was initially developed by the EU project iFAAM and is kindly provided by TNO. It can be used for free after initial registration. Access here.
- QRA calculation worksheet v4.4: Download here.
- Incidents form: See Chapter 4 of the Guidance for more information. Download here.
- Sampling & Analysis form: Download here.
Training videos
- Webinar of 23 June 2022: Watch here.
- Management of Operations: to be published soon
- Incidents: to be published soon
Other resources
- Presentation slides from the training "Demystifying the Risks of Allergy Risk Assessment" held at Food Allergy Forum 2023 - Download here.
For more information about the Food Allergy Task Force click here.
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Adequate iodine intake is essential throughout life. Key dietary sources are iodized salt and animal products, but dietary patterns in Europe are changing, for example toward lower salt intake and a more plant-based diet.
The objective of this systematic review was to review iodine intake (not status) in European populations (adults, children, and pregnant women) to identify at-risk groups and dietary sources. In total, 57 studies were included, comprising 22 national surveys and 35 sub-national studies. Iodine intake data were available from national surveys of children aged <10 years (n = 11), 11-17 years (n = 12), and adults (n = 15), but data from pregnancy were only available from sub-national studies.
We show that iodine intake data are lacking-only 17 of 45 (38%) European countries had iodine-intake data from national surveys. Iodine intake reported from national surveys was below recommendations for: (1) children aged <10 years in 2 surveys (18%), (2) boys and girls aged 11-17 years in 6 (50%) and 8 (68%) surveys, respectively, and (3) adult men and women in 7 (47%) and 12 (80%) surveys, respectively. In pregnant women, intake was below recommendations except where women were taking iodine-containing supplements. Just 32% of national surveys (n = 7) included iodized salt when estimating iodine intake. Milk, dairy products, fish, and eggs were important contributors to intake in many countries, suggesting limited sources in plant-based diets.
Results are limited by the challenges of dietary assessment for measuring iodine intake. Future national surveys should include iodine intake. Policy makers should consider dietary sources alongside any iodized salt policies when considering methods for improving population iodine intake.
Keywords ExpandAdults, children, diet, Europe, fish, iodized, iodine, intake, milk, pregnancy
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Humans often show variable responses to dietary, prebiotic, and probiotic interventions. Emerging evidence indicates that the gut microbiota is a key determinant for this population heterogeneity. Here, we provide an overview of some of the major computational and experimental tools being applied to critical questions of microbiota-mediated personalized nutrition and health. First, we discuss the latest advances in in silico modeling of the microbiota-nutrition-health axis, including the application of statistical, mechanistic, and hybrid artificial intelligence models. Second, we address high-throughput in vitro techniques for assessing inter-individual heterogeneity, from ex vivo batch culturing of stool and continuous culturing in anaerobic bioreactors, to more sophisticated organ-on-a-chip models that integrate both host and microbial compartments. Third, we explore in vivo approaches for better understanding personalized, microbiota-mediated responses to diet, prebiotics, and probiotics, from non-human animal models and human observational studies, to human feeding trials and crossover interventions. We highlight examples of existing, consumer-facing precision nutrition platforms that are currently leveraging the gut microbiota. Furthermore, we discuss how the integration of a broader set of the tools and techniques described in this piece can generate the data necessary to support a greater diversity of precision nutrition strategies. Finally, we present a vision of a precision nutrition and healthcare future, which leverages the gut microbiota to design effective, individual-specific interventions.
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Commissioned by the Prebiotics and Probiotics Task Forces.
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Keywords ExpandPrebiotics, short-chain fatty acids (SCFA), non-digestible carbohydrates
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This work was commissioned by the Prebiotics Task Force.
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The aim of this document is to translate the findings of the Expert Group on 'Food Allergen Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA)' into a Guidance document which provides tools and approaches to help harmonize the data gathering process for food allergen risk assessments and therefore aid with their implementation. This Guidance aims to promote consistency in documentation, decision making and the application of allergen QRA.
The purpose of this Guidance is not to take an allergen labelling or risk management decision for the user, but rather is intended to help them decide when allergen QRA is appropriate or necessary, and how to decide if it can actually be performed and, if it is to be undertaken, what is the most suitable methodology.
The intended audience is mainly industry wishing to understand and conduct food allergen risk assessments, and potentially QRA. However, it should be noted, that this guide could also be useful for others, including official control agencies.
Citation: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6651934
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Food Allergen Precautionary Labelling: A Risk-Based Approach.
Overview for Food Business Operators.
This short document is intended to provide an overview of food allergen Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) and how it can help decision making by FBOs, especially regarding PAL. It will also serve to raise awareness and uptake of QRA as an approach to food allergen risk assessment. Subsequent documents will provide information on how food allergen QRA can be applied effectively by FBOs located at specific points along the supply chain.
Download the overview here.
Tools and documents developed for use with the Guidance
- Cross-contact / Contamination estimate calculator: A practical calculator to estimate the UAP in a product. This tool was initially developed by the EU project iFAAM and is kindly provided by TNO. It can be used for free after initial registration. Access here.
- QRA calculation worksheet v4.4: Download here.
- Incidents form: See Chapter 4 of the Guidance for more information. Download here.
- Sampling & Analysis form: Download here.
Training videos
- Webinar of 23 June 2022: Watch here.
- Management of Operations: to be published soon
- Incidents: to be published soon
Other resources
- Presentation slides from the training "Demystifying the Risks of Allergy Risk Assessment" held at Food Allergy Forum 2023 - Download here.
For more information about the Food Allergy Task Force click here.
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