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 Health
& Disability Intelligence (HDI) - Ministry
of Health
HDI is the epidemiology group of the Ministry of Health.
HDI monitors the health of the New Zealand population.
The site includes access to HDI Online, a powerful interactive
map for accessing health information.
INFOODS
 “INFOODS
is a comprehensive effort, under the United Nations University Food
and Nutrition Programme and co-sponsored by the Food and Agriculture
Organisation of the United Nations, to improve data on the nutrient
composition of foods from all parts of the world”. The site features
include a link to the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis;
listing of national food composition databases and information on
availability; and the directory of international tagnames for food
components.
USDA Nutrient
Data Laboratory
 A
useful site for learning more about food composition database development
and application. You are also able to search for nutrient data with
the United States Department of Agriculture database.
New Zealand Food Safety
Authority (NZFSA)
 This
site has information on food labelling for consumers, industry,
policy, law and science. It contains up-to-date information on allergens,
pathogens and chemicals in New Zealand food.
Food Standards
Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
 This
site contains the Food Standards Code in full text and updates on
the progress of food regulatory issues in Australia and New Zealand.
Manufactured Food Database
 At
this site you can search the database for manufactured foods that
are free of egg, gluten, soya, milk/lactose, peanut, legume and/or
wheat.
The New Zealand
Dietetic Association (NZDA)
 This
website contains information on
nutrition-related topics for dietetic
professionals and the public. Visit this website to ‘Find a Dietitian’
for dietary advice.
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Working
with us
The New Zealand
Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited and the Ministry of Health
jointly own and fund the New Zealand Food Composition
Database. Staff at Plant & Food Research manage and maintain the database.
