159 IDDSI FRAMEWORK Food and Drink Testing of Abbott Nutrition Products IDDSI BACKGROUND • The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) provides standardized terminology and definitions for patients with dysphagia to describe texture-modified foods and thickened liquids. • IDDSI testing is voluntary and not government mandated. • The IDDSI Framework 1 : • Consists of a continuum of 8 levels (0-7) • Provides a common terminology to describe food textures and drink thickness • Describes tests intended to confirm flow or textural characteristics of a product at time of testing Reference: 1. The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative 2019. https://iddsi.org/framework/. Accessed March 2020. 7 6 5 4 3 2 0  LIQUIDISED PUREED EXTREMELY THICK TRANSITIONAL FOODS MILDLY THICK SLIGHTLY THICK THIN MINCED & MOIST SOFT & BITE-SIZED EASY TO CHEW REGULAR Providing a common terminology for describing food textures and drink thicknesses to improve safety for individuals with swallowing difficulties. The IDDSI Framework MODERATELY THICK FOODS DRINKS © The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative 2019 @ https://iddsi.org/framework/ Licensed under the CreativeCommons Attribution Sharealike 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode. Derivative works extending beyond language translation are NOT PERMITTED. These are NOT official IDDSI resources, educational materials or education programs and they are NOT meant to replace materials and resources on www.IDDSI.org