Table 2 Audit attributes with corresponding to research questions and data collection requirements
From: Dietary risk of donated food at an Australian food bank: an audit protocol
Attribute | Research questions | Data required |
|---|---|---|
Food received | • What is the total weight (kg) of food received (procured or donated)? • What proportion of food received was procured? • What proportion of food received was donated? | Weight of each delivery received Analysis of weight data |
Donated food | • Who were the donor organisations? • What proportion of the total weight of donations is attributable to each donor? • What many types of products were donated? • How much variety existed across and within donations? | Name of donors Analysis using donor information and weight data Products assigned to 1 of 22 product categories and 1 of 163 product category groups |
Nutritional quality | • How is donated food categorised within each group of AGTHE? • How is donated food categorised within each category of the NOVA system? | Brand and product names or whole food description, weight of each donation, total weight of donations received |
Food safety | • What proportion of donated food was deemed safe to consume? • What proportion of donated food was deemed unsafe to consume? • What were the key reasons for unsafe foods? • Which donors are responsible for the donation of unsafe food? | Weight of each donation, total weight of donations received Product quality data Date marking data |