Government regulators, safety assessors and the research and development
departments of food companies may have an electronic tool that will enable them
to calculate the exposure, consumption and safety levels of the products they
work with.
This software, the result of over five years of research carried out at Trinity College in Dublin, has been developed by Ireland-based Creme Software in response to an increase in demand for safer and healthier food. The company stated that the program uses the same technology that the world's largest banks use to calculate their exposure and risk.
Creme Software worked with another Irish company, Wirefile Health Informatics, to enable complete data collection and analysis of the data. Wirefile analysts can gather current and detailed information on the consumption habits of the population. This information is then combined with the amount of nutrients, contaminants, chemicals and additives in the food products. The result of this investigation is a complete and accurate distribution of population exposure to these ingredients.
"This data can then be analyzed, managed and shared efficiently and easily using Creme's scientifically validated safety assessment models," stated Cronan McNamara, Creme's chief executive officer. "This all leads to more up-to-date data sets, more accurate analysis by researchers, government departments and companies and ultimately improved consumer health."
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