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. 2023 Nov 17;21(11):e08398. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8398
Population Age range Countries with food consumption surveys covering more than 1 day
Infants From 12 weeks on up to and including 11 months of age Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain
Toddlers From 12 months up to and including 35 months of age Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia a , Serbia a , Slovenia, Spain
Children From 36 months up to and including 9 years of age Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia a , Serbia a , Spain, Sweden
Adolescents From 10 years up to and including 17 years of age Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina a , Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Montenegro a , the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Serbia a , Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Adults From 18 years up to and including 64 years of age Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina a , Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Montenegro a , the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Serbia a , Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
The elderly b From 65 years of age and older Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Montenegro a , the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Serbia a , Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
a

Consumption data from these pre‐accession countries are included for testing purpose.

b

The terms ‘children’ and ‘the elderly’ correspond, respectively, to ‘other children’ and the merge of ‘elderly’ and ‘very elderly’ in the Guidance of EFSA on the ‘Use of the EFSA Comprehensive European Food Consumption Database in Exposure Assessment’ (EFSA, 2011).