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Article: Total Diet Survey unveiled.
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- Australasian Business Intelligence
- Article date:
- February 25, 2003
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Feb 25, 2003 (Grocers' Review (NZ) - ABIX via COMTEX)
New Zealand's first Total Diet Survey since 1997/1998 will be carried out over 2003 and 2004. The survey will be undertaken by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA), although previous surveys were carried out by the Ministry of Health. The first details of the foods proposed for testing in the survey were released in January 2003. Dr Andrew McKenzie, the executive director of NZSFA, says the foods chosen are meant to be representative of the average New Zealanders' diet. The proposed foods include 110 commonly eaten ...