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Siamak Yazdankhah

Publications (22)

Risk Assessment of Specific Strains of Lactobacillus rhamnosus Used as "Other Substances"

Siamak Yazdankhah, Danica Grahek-Ogden, Karl Eckner, Georg Kapperud, Jørgen Lassen, Judith Narvhus, Truls Nesbakken, Lucy Robertson, Jan Thomas Rosnes, Olaug Taran Skjerdal, Eystein Skjerve, Line Vold & Yngvild Wasteson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2019

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), assessed the risk of "other substances" in food supplements sold in Norway. These risk assessments will pro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2019/v9i430076

Risk Assessment of Specific Strains of Bifidobacterium spp. Used as "Other Substances"

Siamak Yazdankhah, Danica Grahek-Ogden, Karl Eckner, Georg Kapperud, Jørgen Lassen, Judith Narvhus, Truls Nesbakken, Lucy Robertson, Jan Thomas Rosnes, Olaug Taran Skjerdal, Eystein Skjerve, Line Vold & Yngvild Wasteson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2019

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), assessed the risk of "other substances" in food supplements sold in Norway. These risk assessments will pro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2019/v9i230048

Risk Assessment of Specific Strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus Used as "Other Substances"

Siamak Yazdankhah, Danica Grahek-Ogden, Karl Eckner, Georg Kapperud, Jørgen Lassen, Judith Narvhus, Truls Nesbakken, Lucy Robertson, Jan Thomas Rosnes, Olaug Taran Skjerdal, Eystein Skjerve, Line Vold & Yngvild Wasteson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2019

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), assessed the risk of "other substances" in food supplements sold in Norway. These risk assessments will pro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2019/v9i230049

Risk Assessment of Specific Strains of Lactobacillus plantarum Used as "Other Substances"

Siamak Yazdankhah, Danica Grahek-Ogden, Karl Eckner, Georg Kapperud, Jørgen Lassen, Judith Narvhus, Truls Nesbakken, Lucy Robertson, Jan Thomas Rosnes, Olaug Taran Skjerdal, Eystein Skjerve, Line Vold & Yngvild Wasteson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), assessed the risk of "other substances" in food supplements sold in Norway. These risk assessments will pro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2019/45636

Risk Assessment of Lactococcus lactis W58 Used as "Other Substances"

Siamak Yazdankhah, Danica Grahek-Ogden, Karl Eckner, Georg Kapperud, Jørgen Lassen, Judith Narvhus, Truls Nesbakken, Lucy Robertson, Jan Thomas Rosnes, Olaug Taran Skjerdal, Eystein Skjerve, Line Vold & Yngvild Wasteson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), assessed the risk of "other substances" in food supplements sold in Norway. These risk assessments will pro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/44966

Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chains in Norway

Siamak Yazdankhah, Danica Grahek-Ogden, Brit Hjeltnes, Solveig Langsrud, Jørgen Lassen, Madelaine Norström, Marianne Sunde, Karl Eckner, Georg Kapperud, Judith Narvhus, Truls Nesbakken, Lucy Robertson, Jan Thomas Rosnes, Olaug Taran Skjerdal, Eystein Skjerve, Line Vold & Yngvild Wasteson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) asked the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) for an assessment of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the food chains in Norway, with focus on each of the following food chains: pigs an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/43854

Assessment of Probiotics in Infant Formula and Cereal Based Baby Foods Containing Bifidobacterium lactis Bb12– Update 2014

Jørgen Lassen & Siamak Yazdankhah · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

“Assessment of benefits and risks of probiotics in processed cereal-based baby foods supplemented Bifidobacteriumn lactis Bb12” from 2010 answered a request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority focusing on the age groups 4-6 months, 6-12 months and 1-3 years. However, the use...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/14818

Assessment of Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Supplemented with Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716

Jørgen Lassen, Siamak Yazdankhah & Judith Narvhus · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2014

The Norwegian Scientific Commitee for Food Safety (VKM) has appointed a working group of experts to answer a request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority regarding risk assessment of Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716 in infant formula intended for use from birth (0 month) and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/14817

The Link between Antimicrobial Resistance and the Content of Potentially Toxic Metals in Soil and Fertilising Products

Yngvild Wastson, Eystein Skjerve, Siamak Yazdankhah, Karl Eckner, Georg Kapperud, Jørgen Fredrik Lassen, Judith Narvhus, Truls Nesbakken, Lucy Robertson, Jan Thomas Rosnes, Olaug Taran Skjerdal & Line Vold · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2019

Potentially toxic metals (PTM), along with PTM-resistant bacteria and PTM-resistance genes may be introduced to soil and water through sewage systems, direct excretion, land application of biosolids (organic matter recycled from sewage, especially for use in agriculture) or anima...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2019/v9i430078

Assessment of Benefits and Risks of Probiotics in Processed Cerealbased Baby Foods Bifidobacterium Lactis Bb12

Ragnhild Halvorsen, Judith Narvhus, Jørgen Lassen, Tore Midtvedt, Jarle Rugtveit, Siamak Yazdankhah, Lene Frost Andersen, Wenche Frølich, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Georg Kapperud, Bjørn Tore Lunestad, Ernst Arne Høiby, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Truls Nesbakken, Karin Nygård, Ørjan Olsvik, Jan Erik Paulsen, Lucy Robertson, Michael Tranulis, Morten Tryland & Espen Rimstad · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2021

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) has appointed an ad hoc-group of experts to answer a request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority regarding benefit and risk assessment of B. lactis Bb12 in baby foods focusing on the age groups 4-6 months, 612 months a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i430406

Assessment of Benefits and Risks of Probiotics in Processed Cereal-based Baby Foods Lactobacillus Paracasei ssp. Paracasei F19

Ragnhild Halvorsen, Jørgen Lassen, Tore Midtvedt, Judith Narvhus, Jarle Rugtveit, Siamak Yazdankhah, Karl Eckner, Wenche Frølich, Livar Frøyland, Per Ole Iversen, Georg Kapperud, Inger Therese L. Lillegaard, Bjørn-Tore Lunestad, Jan Ludvig Lyche, Azam Mansoor, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Truls Nesbakken, Karin Nygård, Lucy Robertson, Michael Tranulis, Morten Tryland & Margaretha Haugen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2021

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) has appointed an ad hoc-group of experts to answer a request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority regarding benefit and risk assessment of Lactobacillus paracasei ssp. paracasei F19 (F19) in processed cerealbased baby f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i430408

Statement on the Use of Untreated Manure Containing Raw Sewage

Jørgen Lassen, Karl Eckner, Bjørn-Tore Lunestad, Georg Kapperud, Karin Nygård, Lucy Robertson, Truls Nesbakken, Michael Tranulis, Morten Tryland & Siamak Yazdankhah · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2021

The Norwegian department of agriculture decided to re-evaluate the Regulation No. 951 of 4 July 2003 on fertilizers and soil improvers of organic origin. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) requested VKM for a statement on the use of manure from farms where grey water and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i1130462

Assessment of Risk of Introduction of Echinococcus multilocularis to Mainland Norway

Lucy Robertson, Morten Tryland, Rebecca K. Davidson, Karl Eckner, Georg Kapperud, Bjørn-Tore Lunestad, Truls Nesbakken, Karin Nygård, Michael Tranulis, Siamak Yazdankhah & Jørgen Lassen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2021

In the light of the recent findings of the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis (EM) in four red foxes from three different locations in Sweden, the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen; VKM), Panel of Biological Hazards (Faggruppe hygiene og smittes...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i1030455

Health Risk Assessment of a Food Supplement Containing Lactobacillus reuteri Protectis®

Judith Narvhus, Jørgen Lassen, Danica Grahel-Ogden, Karl Eckner, Georg Kapperud, Truls Nesbakken, Lucy Robertson, Jan Thomas Rosnes, Olaug Taran Skjerdal, Eystein Skjerve, Line Vold, Siamak Yazdankhah & Yngvild Wastson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2019

The Norwegian Scientific Commitee for Food Safety (VKM) appointed a working group of experts to answer a request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority regarding health risk assessment of Lactobacillus reuteri Protectis® in a food supplement intended for use by infants and youn...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2019/v9i330073

Risk Assessment of Streptococcus thermophilus Used as "Other Substances"

Danica Grahek-Ogden, Karl Eckner, Georg Kapperud, Jørgen Lassen, Judith Narvhus, Truls Nesbakken, Lucy Robertson, Jan Thomas Rosnes, Olaug Taran Skjerdal, Eystein Skjerve, Line Vold, Siamak Yazdankhah & Yngvild Wasteson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), assessed the risk of "other substances" in food supplements sold in Norway. These risk assessments will pro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2019/45637

Risk Assessment of Lactobacillus paracasei 8700:2 Used as "Other Substances"

Danica Grahek-Ogden, Karl Eckner, Georg Kapperud, Jørgen Lassen, Judith Narvhus, Truls Nesbakken, Lucy Robertson, Jan Thomas Rosnes, Olaug Taran Skjerdal, Eystein Skjerve, Line Vold, Siamak Yazdankhah & Yngvild Wasteson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), assessed the risk of "other substances" in food supplements sold in Norway. These risk assessments will pro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/44964

Risk Assessment of Lactobacillus salivarius W24 Used as "Other Substances"

Danica Grahek-Ogden, Karl Eckner, Georg Kapperud, Jørgen Lassen, Judith Narvhus, Truls Nesbakken, Lucy Robertson, Jan Thomas Rosnes, Olaug Taran Skjerdal, Eystein Skjerve, Line Vold, Siamak Yazdankhah & Yngvild Wasteson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), assessed the risk of "other substances" in food supplements sold in Norway. These risk assessments will pro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/44965

Risk Assessment of Lactobacillus casei W56 Used as "Other Substances"

Danica Grahek-Ogden, Karl Eckner, Georg Kapperud, Jørgen Lassen, Judith Narvhus, Truls Nesbakken, Lucy Robertson, Jan Thomas Rosnes, Olaug Taran Skjerdal, Eystein Skjerve, Line Vold, Siamak Yazdankhah & Yngvild Wasteson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), assessed the risk of "other substances" in food supplements sold in Norway. These risk assessments will pro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/44961

Risk Assessment of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus Used as "Other Substances"

Danica Grahek-Ogden, Karl Eckner, Georg Kapperud, Jørgen Lassen, Judith Narvhus, Truls Nesbakken, Lucy Robertson, Jan Thomas Rosnes, Olaug Taran Skjerdal, Eystein Skjerve, Line Vold, Siamak Yazdankhah & Yngvild Wasteson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), assessed the risk of "other substances" in food supplements sold in Norway. These risk assessments will pro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/44962

Risk Assessment of Lactobacillus helveticus Rosell-52 ND Used as "Other Substances"

Danica Grahek-Ogden, Karl Eckner, Georg Kapperud, Jørgen Lassen, Judith Narvhus, Truls Nesbakken, Lucy Robertson, Jan Thomas Rosnes, Olaug Taran Skjerdal, Eystein Skjerve, Line Vold, Siamak Yazdankhah & Yngvild Wasteson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), assessed the risk of "other substances" in food supplements sold in Norway. These risk assessments will pro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/44963

Risk Assessment of Bacillus coagulans Used as "Other Substances"

Danica Grahek-Ogden, Karl Eckner, Georg Kapperud, Jørgen Lassen, Judith Narvhus, Truls Nesbakken, Lucy Robertson, Jan Thomas Rosnes, Olaug Taran Skjerdal, Eystein Skjerve, Line Vold, Siamak Yazdankhah & Yngvild Wasteson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), assessed the risk of "other substances" in food supplements sold in Norway. These risk assessments will pro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/43863

CWD in Norway

Michael Tranulis, Morten Tryland, Georg Kapperud, Eystein Skjerve, Roar Gudding, Danica Grahel-Ogden, Karl Eckner, Jørgen Lassen, Judith Narvhus, Truls Nesbakken, Lucy Robertson, Jan Thomas Rosnes, Olaug Taran Skjerdal, Line Vold, Siamak Yazdankhah & Yngvild Wastson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2019

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) and Norwegian Environmental Authority (NEA) asked the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) for an opinion on factors associated with the introduction of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) to...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2019/v9i330070