The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the Total Diet Study Interface (TDSi), a new consumer-friendly interactive web-based tool that provides streamlined access to findings from the FDA's Total Diet Study.
At the same time as the TDSi launch, the FDA has also released the most recent cycle of TDS data, including results from fiscal years 2021 and 2022.
TDSi includes TDS datasets from fiscal year 2018-2022.
The FDA's TDS is a continuous monitoring programme that systematically collects, prepares and analyses chemical contaminants and nutrients in foods representing the average US consumer's diet.
This new enhancement to the TDS surveillance programme provides critical data to assess cumulative exposure to various contaminants and supports the FDA's food safety and nutrition oversight responsibilities.
The FDA has said that the TDSi release underscores its commitment to transparency and continuous improvement in its food chemical safety programmes and aligns with Make America Healthy Again goals.
By transitioning from traditional publication methods to this dynamic, user-interactive platform, the FDA has said that it is providing stakeholders with significantly enhanced access to critical food safety and nutrition data, positioning itself as the global leader in providing comprehensive, publicly accessible data on foods in a typical US consumer’s diet.
The TDSi represents a significant advancement in data accessibility and transparency, offering the following:
- Comprehensive data visualisation: interactive graphics and charts that enable users to easily explore TDS findings efficiently and intuitively
- Enhanced transparency: user-driven access to detailed analytical results with full dataset download capabilities for researchers and stakeholders
- Historical scope: complete datasets for nutrients and contaminants in foods collected since 2018
- Ongoing updates: regular incorporation of new TDS data as it becomes available.