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Analysis Of Total Food Intake And Composition Of Individual's Diet Based On The U.S. DEPArtment Of Agriculture's 1994-96, 1998 Continuing Survey Of Food Intakes By Individuals (CSFII) (2005, Final Report)
Citation:
U.S. EPA. Analysis Of Total Food Intake And Composition Of Individual's Diet Based On The U.S. DEPArtment Of Agriculture's 1994-96, 1998 Continuing Survey Of Food Intakes By Individuals (CSFII) (2005, Final Report). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-05/062F, 2005.
Impact/Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to characterize the consumption of food by the people of the United States.
Description:
EPA released the final report, Analysis of Total Food Intake and Composition of Individual’s Diet Based on USDA’s 1994-1996, 98 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII). The consumption of food by the general population is a significant route of potential exposure to hazardous substances that are present in the environment. For this reason, a thorough analysis of the dietary habits of the American public would aid in the identification of potential exposure pathways. To that end, the EPA developed per capita food intake rates for various food items and food categories using databases developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). These intake rates were incorporated into EPA's 1997 Exposure Factors Handbook. Since that time, EPA has recommended that the food intake study be updated and expanded to include a more comprehensive analysis of food intake. That analysis is presented in this document.
URLs/Downloads:
Analysis of Total Food Intake and Composition of Individual's Diets Based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 1994-1996, 1998 Continuing Survey of Food Intake By Indivduals (CSFII) (PDF, 89 pp, 1074 KB, about PDF)Supplemental Information to the Food Intake Report (PDF, 228 pp, 996 KB, about PDF)
U.S. Department of Agriculture's 1994-96, 1998 Continuing Survey of Food Intake By Individuals (CSFII)
EPA's Food Commodity Intake Database (FCID) - What we Eat in America (2005-2010)