The project CY 2014-2017-Lot2 is a dietary survey conducted in Cyprus at National level. The project was funded through an EFSA procurement under the EU Menu Project. The aim of the project is dual: the collection of detailed, harmonised and high-quality food consumption data of the adolescent and adult population in Cyprus (10-74 years old including pregnant women) according to EFSA specific requirements and the description of the collected data according to EFSA FoodEx2 food classification system. In total 812 people (adolescents 10-17 years old, adults 18-64 years old, and elderly 65-74 years old), participated in the survey, as well as 204 pregnant women. The method of random stratified sampling was applied for the selection of the participants using the list of Cyprus postal codes. Food consumption information was collected for two non-consecutive days, using the method of the 24-hour dietary recall method. Additionally, short food frequency questionnaire was applied in order to collect information on the consumption of food groups such as vegetables, legumes, dairy, meat, fish, poultry, oils and nuts and the consumption frequencies of food supplements. Information on weight, height and physical activity levels of participants was also collected during the survey. For participants aged 10-75 years old the response rate was relatively low -47% -but with high participation rate -99%. For the pregnant women response and participation rates were 90% and 98% respectively. Food consumption data were recorded in the "Greek Diet" Software and coded according to EFSA FoodEx2 food classification system. Quality control was applied at each stage of the survey ensuring the credibility of the collected data.

This document is the "Report on SSD2 pilot results" which is the final deliverable of the project OC/EFSA/DATA/2015/02: "Pilot project on the implementation of SSD2 in the frame of the electronic transmission of harmonised data collection of analytical results to EFSA". The report describes the adaptation of the software and databases already developed as part of the project OC/EFSA/DCM/2013/05 for the implementation of SSD2 in the domains of Pesticide residues, Contaminants and Food Additives, to extend their applicability to the domain of Residues of Veterinary Medicinal Products (under Council Directive 96/23/EC). The report also describes the challenges encountered and provides recommendations to EFSA.

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The project CY 2014-2017-Lot1 is a dietary survey conducted in Cyprus and funded through an EFSA procurement under the EU Menu Project. Its objective is to use harmonised methodology for the food consumption survey for children aged zero to nine years old, in a way to be able to transfer the collected data to EFSA according to the specific requirements. A multistage sampling procedure was used for selection of the three age groups (infants 0 to 11 months old, toddlers 12 to 35 months old and children three to nine years old) using the list of private sector's paediatricians & public hospitals (for infants & toddlers) and pre-primary & elementary schools (for children) respectively. The sampling procedure ensured that 25% of selected participants in each age-group were surveyed in each season to capture inter-season variability in consumption. The target sample size was 300 participants for each age group. Well-trained personnel explained to the parents how to record what their child has consumed so as to extract the maximum possible detail. To determine portion size electronic scales and a picture book were given to parents. A short food frequency questionnaire was administered; measures of height and weight were taken. Interviewers were giving oral and written instructions to parents on how to fill in a three non-consecutive days dietary record on their first meeting at the participant's home. The "Greek Diet" software has been evaluated for its compatibility with EFSA requirements and updated/upgraded accordingly. All the food consumption data collected were coded according to FoodEx2 and were transmitted to EFSA. In total data from 848 children were collected. The overall response rate was 65%.