TransFatty Acids in Foods in Europe: The TRANSFAIR Study

Poppel, G. van; Erp-Baart, M.A. van; Leth, Torben; Gevers, E.; Amelsvoort, J. Van; Lanzmann‐Petithory, Dominique; Kafatos, Anthony; Aro, Antti

doi:10.1006/jfca.1998.0568

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“…The analytical methods are described in detail elsewhere (van Poppel et al, 1997). Briefly, the fats were extracted, the total fat content was determined, and the fatty acid methyl esters were separated by capillary gas chromatography.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For practical reasons the number of foods in each country was reduced to 100 or less by selection among foods with similar fat composition and by the production of aggregates of different brands of similar foods, based on existing information on market shares. The foods were sampled during one year (1995)(1996), homogenized, frozen at Ϫ20°C, and transported to The Netherlands for centralized analysis (van Poppel et al, 1997).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The fatty acid compositions of dietary fats and oils (Aro et al, 1997a), dairy products and meat (Aro et al, 1997b), and bakery products (van Erp et al, 1997) have been reported separately. In this report the fatty acid compositions including trans fatty acids are described for foods that were found to contain isomeric trans fatty acids in amounts exceeding 10% total fatty acids.…”

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confidence: 98%

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“…For practical reasons the number of foods in each country was reduced to 100 or less by selection among foods with similar fat composition and by the production of aggregates of different brands of similar foods, based on existing information on market shares. The foods were sampled during 1 year (1995)(1996), homogenized, frozen at Ϫ20°C, and transported to The Netherlands for centralized analysis (van Poppel et al, 1997).…”

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TransFatty Acids in Bakery Products from 14 European Countries: the TRANSFAIR Study

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“…For the moment the TRANSFAIR project is, as far as we know, the only project where 14 European countries produced comparable nutrient data, in this case for fatty acids (Van Poppel et al, 1998).…”

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A European food consumption survey method–conclusions and recommendations

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Objective: To discuss the general outcome and conclusions of a European project (EFCOSUM); to develop a method for a European food consumption survey that delivers internationally comparable data on a set of policy relevant nutritional indicators. Design and methods: The EFCOSUM project was carried out within the framework of the European Health Monitoring Programme by 14 Member States as well as nine other European countries. Activities of the project included plenary sessions, desk research and working group activities, building on existing experience from such projects as DAFNE, EPIC, FLAIR EurofoodsEnfant project, COST Action 99 and others. All participating states took part in one or more working group activities, which were discussed, adapted and finally approved in plenary sessions. Results and conclusions: For a limited number of countries available food consumption data can be made comparable at the food intake level, but not at the nutrient level. To achieve comparability at the food intake level, a considerable amount of work still has to be done. A minimum list of dietary indicators considered to be the most relevant to be collected for the Health information exchange and monitoring system was identified. As the most suitable method to get internationally comparable new data on population means and distributions of actual intake the 24 h recall was selected, to be conducted at least twice. This also allows for the estimation of usual intake by a modelling technique that separates intra-and inter-individual intake. For a number of micronutrients the use of biomarkers is recommended. Aspects of food classification and food composition were discussed thoroughly, as well as statistical and data collection aspects. For the implementation of a pan-European survey the establishment of a European co-ordinating centre is recommended. The standardization of field work work procedures and other aspects of operationalization have been discussed in detail. It is concluded that there is broad European consensus on the most suitable method for a pan-European dietary survey for the purposes of the EU Health Monitoring Programme. It is further concluded that such a pan-European survey is feasible, if the funds are made available.

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TransFatty Acids in Foods in Europe: The TRANSFAIR Study

Cited by 41 publications

References 18 publications

TransFatty Acids in French Fries, Soups, and Snacks from 14 European Countries: The TRANSFAIR Study

TransFatty Acids in French Fries, Soups, and Snacks from 14 European Countries: The TRANSFAIR Study

TransFatty Acids in Bakery Products from 14 European Countries: the TRANSFAIR Study

A European food consumption survey method–conclusions and recommendations

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