Open food data on the European Data Portal
Publication Date/Time
2019-08-28T09:00:00+00:00
Country
Europe
Discover food-related datasets and use cases from different European
countries
OPEN FOOD DATA

The European Data Portal [https://www.europeandataportal.eu/] (EDP)
offers over 79,000 datasets related to food
[/data/#/datasets?page=1&locale=en&query=Food]. For example:

 	* 'Code Embale Open Fact Food (EMB)
[/data/#/datasets/code-emballeur-open-fact-food-emb]' from
_data.gouv.fr_ [https://www.data.gouv.fr/] - a dataset that lists all
the packaging codes for different food products in the French market,
including spices, chicken, and dairy products.
 	* 'Food trucks
[/data/#/datasets/fe0ab087922d9bdb1124eda1614d56418232e29f]' from
_data.gov.be_ [https://data.gov.be/nl] - a dataset on the location of
food trucks in the City of Brussels.
 	* 'Nutrition Statistics March 2018'
[/data/#/datasets/statistika-diatrofhs-martioy-2018] from _Open Data
Greece - Ministry of Administrative Reconstruction_
[http://www.data.gov.gr/] - a dataset on the exports from the European
Food Warehouse between January and March 2018.
 	* 'Food Safely Inspections [/data/#/datasets/food-hygiene-ratings1]'
from _data.gov.uk_ [https://data.gov.uk/] - a dataset on the food
safety ratings for premises across the Lichfield District in
Staffordshire, England.

 

OPEN FOOD DATA USE CASES

The EDP has eleven examples of use cases that use open data related to
food
[/en/using-data/use-cases?title=Food&body_value=Food&field_country_value=All&field_region_value=All&field_sector_value=All&field_type_of_use_case_value=All].
For example, the application _Alim'confiance_ and the platform
_DataBio_.

_Alim'confiance_
[/en/news/alimconfiance-french-service-using-sanitation-and-geo-data]
is a French service that enables users to find information on
sanitation levels in the different food chains in France. The
application shows users four levels of hygiene: excellent,
satisfactory, needs improvement, and needs urgent attention. The
classification is based on information in sanitation inspection
reports on the hygiene level of different restaurants. In addition to
reports, _Alim'confiance_ uses French national and local geodata to
identify different food shops such as bakeries and restaurant
locations. These locations are then visualised on a map in the
application with information on the establishments' sanitation level.

_DataBio_ [/sites/default/files/use-cases/belgium_-_databio.pdf] is a
Belgian platform that is part of the Data-driven Bioeconomy (DataBio)
iniative. _DataBio_ focuses on the production of the best possible raw
materials for agriculture, forestry, and fishery for the bioeconomy
industry. Their aim is to support the bieconomy industry to produce
food, energy, and biomaterials whilst taking into account corporate
social responsibility and sustainability. The platform uses data to
increase the bioeconomy industries market share by improving their
data management services - including helping sea resources management,
increasing fishing yield value, and improving forest health.

For more examples, look at the European Data Portal's
[https://www.europeandataportal.eu/en/] datasets and use cases from
different European countries. If you know of any open food data use
cases, share them with us via mail [/en/feedback/form?type=4], and
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