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ExpoFacts
Link	http://expofacts.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
Short description	Contains data from 30 European countries (level of information and time frame is variable between countries and original data source). Data includes information on housing, ingestion, physiology, population and time activity. Data includes at least general food consumption data for infants and adults, children's hand-to-mouth behavioral data, consumption of water, breast milk consumption, home grown food consumption, body length and bodyweight for adults and for children, average energy expenditure (Belgium), total energy expenditure and physical activity in children (UK), physical activity (Germany), respiratory rate in the first 3 years of life (Italy), ventilation rates, air exchange rates, indoor air quality in office buildings, number of dwellings, floor area, number of persons per house, population by 1-year and 5-year age groups, birth and death rates, employment and unemployment information, income and number of households.

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|- |Short description | The Total Diet Study (TDS), sometimes called the market basket study, is an ongoing FDA program that determines levels of various contaminants and nutrients in foods in U.S. Most TDS foods (except for some infant/toddler foods) are analyzed for all elemental analytes (other than mercury) and radionuclides. For other analytes (pesticides, industrial chemicals, and mercury) selected foods are analyzed. Refer to the http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/tds-food.html to determine which TDS foods are analyzed for each analyte group. Total diet study (TDS) compiles the food consumption amounts for the total US population and 14 age/sex subgroups. Information on consumption around 280 foods are surveyd for 1990/1991 and 2003. Average per-capita (eater and non-eaters) daily consumption amounts are provided for each survey food and population group. US level data only.

|- |}{|border=1 |colspan=2|Food Consumption and Other Exposure Data |- |Link | http://www.foodrisk.org/resource_types/databases/food_intake.cfm

|- |Short description | Includes extensive selection of links to several sources of information regarding food consumption and exposure assessment. Includes references to databases, tables, reports, documents etc.

|- |}{|border=1 |colspan=2|FAOSTAT |- |Link |

|- |Short description | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations maintains FAOSTAT database that provides access to over 3 million time-series and cross sectional data relating to food and agriculture. FAOSTAT contains data for 200 countries and more than 200 primary products and inputs. Data starts from year 1990, but is freely accessible only to year 2003. Food consumption data is presented as the amount of food quantities divided for several commodities. FAOSTAT consists of an integrated core database and satellite databases feeding and supporting it. The current core of FAOSTAT contains a full matrix of integrated and compatible statistics coverage of 200 countries, 16 years, and more than 200 primary products and input items related to production, trade, resources, consumption and prices. Data collected from 1961-2004 and is not updated, and has been provided for reference purposes. Pesticide consumption database in FAOSTAT includes quantities of pesticides used in (or sold to) the agricultural sector. Figures are generally expressed in terms of active ingredients. Land-use is divided to 10 classess of use.

|- |}{|border=1 |colspan=2|Exposure Factors Handbook |- |Link | http://www.epa.gov/ncea/pdfs/efh/front.pdf

|- |Short description | This is not an actually database, but there are references and tables from several studies, which can be used for average values. Geographical area for the data is U.S. Time activity data is referred as Activity factors and there are data available at least for time spent in various activities, time spent in traffic, time spent in work and school and time spent in different locations at home. Ingestion data is divided to the following groups: Drinking water intake, soil ingestion, intake of fruits and vegetables, intake of fish and shellfish, intake of meat and dairy products, intake of grain products, intake rates of various home produced food items and breast milk intake. Physiological data included are: Body surface area, body weight and inhalation rate. Housing data included are: Volumes, surface areas, mechanical systems and types of foundations. General population data included is lifetime.

|- |}{|border=1 |colspan=2|Concise European Food Consumption Database |- |Link | http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/datex/datexfooddb.htm

|- |Short description | The Concise European Food Consumption Database gathers data on average daily consumption of foods per person sourced from the EU Member States. It comprises 15 broad categories (e.g. milk and dairy-based products) and 21 subcategories (e.g. cheese). The intention of the concise database is to provide a valuable first screening tool to EFSA, its Scientific Panels, and potentially to other scientists in Member States, to help carry out preliminary exposure assessments. It will serve as a starting point for EFSA to develop a more comprehensive database with information on more refined food categories and specific population groups (e.g. children).

Exposure assessment is a key part of the risk assessment process. The quality of available data - both on food consumption and on occurrence levels - can have a major impact on the outcome of risk assessment. Food consumption data from dietary surveys are available in a majority of European countries. However, data obtained at national level often cannot be compared directly due to different survey methodologies, food categorisation systems, etc. To overcome this, EFSA has developed the “Concise European Food Consumption Database”.

The database was set up with the involvement of the EFSA Expert group on food consumption data, a network currently composed of members representing EU and neighbouring countries. The group co-ordinated the collection and formatting of national data and transfer to EFSA. It is also responsible for discussing the requirements for the future comprehensive database.

The need for such data at European level was raised at the colloquium on “European Food Consumption Database - Current and medium to long-term strategies” organised by EFSA in Brussels in April 2005. The full report of the Colloquium is available to download.

|- |}{|border=1 |colspan=2|Eurostat |- |Link |

|- |Short description | Various statistics are maintained by Eurostat and are freely available for download from the website, although the site demands registration. There are some predefined tables provided, and addition to that user can make own queries with several options for data retrieval. Data is divided to several sub-categories. There are at least information for food and water consumption, for pesticide and fertilizer consumption, for mobility of peoples in road, railway, air and waterways, for land-use (breakdown by main category (agriculture, forest and wooded land, built-up and related land, wet open lands, dry open lands, water and total area) measured in km2, divided to 40 classes with 1km grid) and for population, health, education and training, labor market, living conditions and welfare, society statistics and for tourism.

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