Standard Sample Description V2 Structural Metadata

Standard Sample Description V2 is a specification aimed at harmonising the collection of analytical measurement data for the presence of harmful or beneficial chemical substances in food, feed and water. The specification is a list of standardised data elements (items describing characteristics of samples or analytical results such as country of origin, product, analytical method, limit of detection, result, etc.), linked to controlled terminologies. This specification uses EFSA FoodEx2 to describe sampled foods.

This file has been prepared to support the publication of data and interoperability. This file indicates which data elements from the specification will not be published to ensure full protection of confidential/sensitive information, for example personal data in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and to protect commercial interests, including intellectual property as specified in Article 4(2), first indent, of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.

The Excel table contains information about the structural metadata elements of the data collection and their fact tables.

The column name shows the name of the element (e.g. localOrg).
The column description describes how the content has to be interpreted.
The column code expresses the corresponding code of the structural metadata element.
The column optional says whether the structural metadata element is optional or not (then it is mandatory).
The column dataType contains the type which can be used to fill the structural metadata element and the possible maximal length of the field. The possible types are: text or number. 
The column catalogue contains the name of the catalogue where the content of the structural metadata element has to be picked from (e.g. COUNTRY).
The column data protection contains whether the structural metadata element will be published or not (yes = will not be published, no = will be published).