Subcommittee on Technical Specifications for a High-Energy Emergency Relief Ration, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine.
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Washington, D.C. :
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National Academy Press,
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[2002]
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1 online resource (1 PDF file (xii, 143 pages)) :
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illustrations
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Executive summary -- Background and charge to the committee -- Methods -- Report organization -- Recommendations -- References -- Introduction -- Project description and scope -- Origin of the study -- Need for and uses of a high-energy, nutrient-dense emergency relief food product -- References -- Nutrient content and special considerations -- Introduction -- Characteristics of target populations -- Characteristics of the emergency relief food product -- Nutrients included in the emergency relief food product specifications -- References -- Processing and packaging of the emergency food product -- Desirable characteristics of an emergency relief food product -- Processing considerations -- Microbiological considerations -- Chemical stability considerations -- Acceptability considerations -- Packaging considerations -- Cost considerations -- References -- Performance specifications -- Item description -- Performance requirements -- Prohibitions -- Processing requirements -- Packaging requirements -- Miscellaneous information -- Biographical sketches of subcommittee members.
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The present study was conducted by an ad hoc subcommittee of the Committee on Military Nutrition Research. The Subcommittee on Technical Specifications for a High-Energy Emergency Relief Ration was established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine in response to a request from USAID and DOD to develop technical specifications for a product for use in food relief after natural disasters or other emergency situations around the world. The specifications are to be used by both agencies in their calls for bids from U.S. food manufacturers to supply such a product.