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Author Kirkendall, Nancy J. (Nancy Jean), rapporteur.

Title Data and research to improve the U.S. food availability system and estimates of food loss : a workshop report / Nancy J. Kirkendall, rapporteur ; Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2015]
©2015

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 161 pages) : illustrations (some color), charts
text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Introduction and background -- The food availability system and food loss estimates : current methods, data, and uses -- Historical and current uses of the data for economic modeling and reporting of statistical trends -- Alternative approaches for estimating food availability : international and domestic -- Alternative approaches for estimating food loss : international and domestic -- Wrap-up.
Summary "The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Economic Research Service's (ERS) Food Availability Data System includes three distinct but related data series on food and nutrient availability for consumption. The data serve as popular proxies for actual consumption at the national level for over 200 commodities (e.g., fresh spinach, beef, and eggs). The core Food Availability (FA) data series provides data on the amount of food available, per capita, for human consumption in the United States with data back to 1909 for many commodities. The Loss-Adjusted Food Availability (LAFA) data series is derived from the FA data series by adjusting for food spoilage, plate waste, and other losses to more closely approximate 4 actual intake. The LAFA data provide daily estimates of the per capita availability amounts adjusted for loss (e.g., in pounds, ounces, grams, and gallons as appropriate), calories, and food pattern equivalents (i.e., "servings") of the five major food groups (fruit, vegetables, grains, meat, and dairy) available for consumption plus the amounts of added sugars and sweeteners and added fats and oils available for consumption. This fiscal year, as part of its initiative to systematically review all of its major data series, ERS decided to review the FADS data system. One of the goals of this review is to advance the knowledge and understanding of the measurement and technical aspects of the data supporting FADS so the data can be maintained and improved. Data and Research to Improve the U.S. Food Availability System and Estimates of Food Loss is the summary of a workshop convened by the Committee on National Statistics of the National Research Council and the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine to advance knowledge and understanding of the measurement and technical aspects of the data supporting the LAFA data series so that these data series and subsequent food availability and food loss estimates can be maintained and improved. The workshop considered such issues as the effects of termination of selected Census Bureau and USDA data series on estimates for affected food groups and commodities; the potential for using other data sources, such as scanner data, to improve estimates of food availability; and possible ways to improve the data on food loss at the farm and retail levels and at restaurants. This report considers knowledge gaps, data sources that may be available or could be generated to fill gaps, what can be learned from other countries and international organizations, ways to ensure consistency of treatment of commodities across series, and the most promising opportunities for new data for the various food availability series."--Publisher's description.
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Subject Food supply -- Globalization -- Research.
Food supply.
Globalization.
Research.
Sustainable agriculture -- Globalization.
Sustainable agriculture.
Food industry and trade -- Globalization.
Food industry and trade.
Food industry and trade -- Safety measures -- Congresses.
Food industry and trade -- Safety measures.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Food and Nutrition Board.
Other Form: Print version: Data and Research to Improve the U.S. Food Availability System and Estimates of Food Loss (Workshop) (2014 : Washington, D.C.). Data and research to improve the U.S . food availability system and estimates of food loss. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2015] 0309314178 (OCoLC)900438293
ISBN 9780309314183 (electronic book)
0309314186 (electronic book)
9780309314176 (paperback)
0309314178 (paperback)