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…

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded GS1 US, Inc. a $518,000 cooperative agreement from July 2021 through June 2023 under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001).

The award will support GS1 US's efforts to expand the USDA Global Branded Food Products Database by obtaining foreign and imported food and beverage product information from key stakeholders outside the U.S. This includes gathering data on globally sourced branded foods and beverages, as well as related nutrition information, from industry, trade organizations, and other global entities. GS1 US will prioritize adding nutrition data for imported products based on labeling requirements in other countries. The organization will also identify locally produced branded foods and any needed language or database support.

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.