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Food Composition Datasets → FoodData Central #61

Open hopkinschris opened 5 years ago

hopkinschris commented 5 years ago

Recently, I discovered the following message on the USDA Food Composition Database homepage:

In January 2019, USDA’s food composition datasets will no longer be available on this site. All of these datasets, including the Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS), SR Legacy, and the USDA Branded Food Products Database, will transition to FoodData Central, a new and harmonized USDA food and nutrient data system. FoodData Central will also include expanded nutrient content information never before available as well as links to diverse data sources that offer related agricultural, food, health, dietary supplement, and other information. Check back often to this page for updates on the transition to FoodData Central.

Alongside...

Due to a lapse in federal funding, this USDA website will not be actively updated. Once funding has been reestablished, online operations will continue.

I am concerned both (or either) of these messages will have an impact on the Food Composition Database API — if anyone has further insights or information they could share about this I would be hugely appreciative :)

kevnm67 commented 5 years ago

@hopkinschris I just found this as well:

As a result of the recent government furlough, the date that USDA’s food composition databases will no longer be available on this site has been changed to the second quarter, 2019. All of these datasets, including the Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS), SR Legacy, and the USDA Branded Food Products Database, will transition to FoodData Central, a new and harmonized USDA food and nutrient data system. FoodData Central will also include expanded nutrient content information never before available as well as links to diverse data sources that offer related agricultural, food, health, dietary supplement, and other information. Check back often to this page for updates on the transition to FoodData Central.

littlebunch commented 5 years ago

As an FYI, the Food Data Central application is currently scheduled for release on March 31, 2019. The release will include a new API for comment and evaluation. The current NDB API will be maintained for a period of at least 6 months to allow transition. HTH Gary

On Feb 27, 2019, at 7:19 AM, Kevin notifications@github.com wrote:

@hopkinschris https://github.com/hopkinschris I just found this as well https://data.nal.usda.gov/dataset/usda-branded-food-products-database/resource/cfceb689-7dab-498f-8762-707cd299646b:

As a result of the recent government furlough, the date that USDA’s food composition databases will no longer be available on this site has been changed to the second quarter, 2019. All of these datasets, including the Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS), SR Legacy, and the USDA Branded Food Products Database, will transition to FoodData Central, a new and harmonized USDA food and nutrient data system. FoodData Central will also include expanded nutrient content information never before available as well as links to diverse data sources that offer related agricultural, food, health, dietary supplement, and other information. Check back often to this page for updates on the transition to FoodData Central.

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loganhenson commented 5 years ago

@littlebunch Do you have any information as to where it will be accessible from? (url or any place where info regarding the release/access might be posted)

littlebunch commented 5 years ago

We’re planning a soft launch next week — I’ll drop every one the URL when that happens. The API is very much a work in progress so feature requests, complaints, etc will be greatly appreciated. -Gary

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hopkinschris commented 5 years ago

It looks like FoodData Central is live. Some information is available about the FDC API here...

The USDA Food Composition Database homepage has been updated:

Visit FoodData Central to access USDA’s new Food and Nutrient Data System. All of these datasets—including the Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS), SR Legacy, and the USDA Branded Food Products Database—have been transitioned to FoodData Central which also includes expanded nutrient content information never before available as well as links to diverse data sources that offer related agricultural, food, health, dietary supplement, and other information. FoodData Central will replace this existing Food Composition Database site in the coming weeks and users will be automatically be redirected to the new web site.

We welcome your questions, feedback and comments about the new FoodData Central system.