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BRANDED FOOD PRODUCT DATABASE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT - PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNING FOOD AND NUTRITION IS DEPENDENT ON THE AVAILABILITY OF RELIABLE AND CURRENT INFORMATION REGARDING THE NUTRITIONAL CONTENT OF COMMONLY CONSUMED FOODS. THE USDA AND USDA-ARS HAVE MAINTAINED SUCH DATA FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, BUT THE COMPLEXITY OF THE CURRENT FOOD SYSTEM IN THE US MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTINUE THE WORK WITHOUT PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THE USDA-ARS AND GS1 US ENTER INTO THIS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING THE NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE ARS NATIONAL NUTRIENT DATABASE, AND THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK AND SUPPORT TO CONDUCT THE PROJECT IN ORDER TO ULTIMATELY FULFILL THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PPP.

AWARENESS AND OBTAIN FOREIGN/IMPORTED FOOD/BEVERAGE ITEMS TO EXPAND USDA GLOBAL BRANDED FOOD PRODUCTS DATABASE - DRIVE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OF THE USDA GLOBAL BRANDED FOOD PRODUCTS DATABASE WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS OUTSIDE THE U.S., THIS INCLUDES INDUSTRY/TRADE, LOCAL MINISTRY'S, AND OTHER GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS. GIVEN THE RISE ON GLOBAL SOURCING, UNDERSTAND GLOBAL FOOD CHOICES AND ADD NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION FOR IMPORTED PRODUCTS AS PRIORITIZED. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES IDENTIFYING BRANDED FOODS PRODUCED LOCALLY, NUTRITION DATA NEEDS GIVEN LABELING REQUIREMENTS IN COUNTRY AND SUPPORTED BY INFOODS CODE LIST, AND CONSIDERING LOCAL LANGUAGE AND SUPPORTED NEEDED BY FOODDATA CENTRAL.

ENHANCE USDA-ARS GBFPD AND EXPAND USE WITH OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - ENHANCE USDA-ARS GBFPD AND EXPAND USE WITH OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THIS INCLUDES TRANSPARENCY AND DATA COLLECTION FOR FOODS AND BEVERAGES IN SUPPORT OF DOMESTIC NUTRITION PROGRAMS. UNDERSTANDING AGENCY NEEDS FOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS/INITIATIVES AND IDENTIFYING HOW TO MEET THESE NEEDS BY EXPANDING THE DATABASE, WITH FOOD CATEGORIES, ADDITIONAL DATA COLLECTION, AND NEW DATA VALIDATIONS.

CONTINUE TO OBTAIN FOOD AND BEVERAGE PRODUCTS FOR THE USDA GLOBAL BRANDED FOOD PRODUCTS DATABASE - CONTINUE TO OBTAIN FOOD AND BEVERAGE PRODUCT DATA FOR THE USDA GBFPD. DRIVE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OF THE USDA GLOBAL BRANDED FOOD PRODUCTS DATABASE. INFORM AND MOTIVATE MANUFACTURERS TO VOLUNTARILY SUBMIT NUTRITIONAL DATA FOR THE FOOD ITEMS PRODUCED AND SOLD IN THE U.S. SUPPLY CHAIN. CONTINUE AUTOMATED DATA COLLECTION, DATA VALIDATIONS AND DATA PUBLICATIONS TO THE USDA GLOBAL BRANDED FOOD PRODUCTS DATABASE.

ENHANCE USDA-ARS GBFPD TO SUPPORT THE FNS FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM - ENHANCE USDA-ARS GBFPD TO SUPPORT THE FNS FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. THIS INCLUDES TRANSPARENCY AND DATA COLLECTION FOR INSTITUTIONAL FOODS IN SUPPORT OF DOMESTIC NUTRITION PROGRAMS. IMPLEMENTING NEW DATA VALIDATIONS, ON-BOARDING MANUFACTURERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE FNS FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM, AND COLLECT/SUBMIT MONTHLY DATA REPORTS TO THE FNS PROGRAM TEAM AS REQUESTED.

BRANDED FOOD PRODUCT DATABASE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT

SMALL GRANT- PROJECT PURE WILL IDENTIFY WAYS IN WHICH THE USE OF RFID TAGS WITHIN THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS CO

2ND PILOT TO COLLECT AND PUBLISH APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FOOD PRODUCTS FROM A NIELSEN/IQ - LABEL INSIGHT FEED FOR FOOD DATA CENTRAL - PUBLICLY PUBLISH AND INCREASE THE VOLUME OF CANADIAN DATA FROM TWO DATA PIPELINES (GDSN VIA 1WORLDSYNC AND NIELSEN IQ LABEL INSIGHT) TO FOOD DATA CENTRAL. THIS INCLUDES ADDING 2,000 CANADIAN PRODUCTS FROM NIELSEN IQ AND PUBLISHING CANADIAN FOOD ITEMS PUBLICLY.

CONTINUED COLLABORATION FOR THE USDA GLOBAL BRANDED FOODS DATABASE PARTNERSHIP IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT - PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNING FOOD AND NUTRITION IS DEPENDENT ON THE AVAILABILITY OF RELIABLE AND CURRENT INFORMATION REGARDING THE NUTRITIONAL CONTENT OF COMMONLY CONSUMED FOODS. THE USDA AND USDA-ARS HAVE MAINTAINED SUCH DATA FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, BUT THE COMPLEXITY OF THE CURRENT FOOD SYSTEM IN THE US MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTINUE THE WORK WITHOUT PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THE USDA-ARS AND GS1 US ENTER INTO THIS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING THE NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE ARS NATIONAL NUTRIENT DATABASE, AND THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK AND SUPPORT TO CONDUCT THE PROJECT IN ORDER TO ULTIMATELY FULFILL THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PPP.