Wenche Frølich, Elisabet Børsheim, Truls Raastad, Livar Frøyland, Ragnhild Halvorsen, Per Ole Iversen, Inger Therese L. Lillegaard, Jan Ludvig Lyche, Azam Mansoor, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Judith Narvhus & Margaretha Haugen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2021
The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) conducted an assessment of creatine in sports products (e.g. supplements). The evaluation has been performed by an...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i430407
The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) received a request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority to assess whether the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) of folic acid should be amended in light of new scientific evidence suggesting a possible link between high...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/19619
Espen Rimstad, Lene Frost Andersen, Wenche Frølich, Livar Frøyland, Ernst Arne Høiby, Georg Kapperud, Margaretha Haugen, Jørgen Lassen, Bjørn-Tore Lunestad, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Judith Narvhus, Truls Nesbakken, Karin Nygård, Ørjan Olsvik, Jan Erik Paulsen, Lucy Robertson, Michael Tranulis, Morten Tryland, Kirsti Vainio & Ragnhild Halvorsen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2021
On 10. March 2006 , The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) decided that, on the basis of VKM’s previous risk assessment (2005), Nutramigen 1 with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) could not be marketed in Norway as medical foods for infants (0-4 months). In addition, Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i1130461
Margaretha Haugen, Jutta Dierkes, Wenche Frølich, Livar Frøyland, Ragnhild Halvorsen, Per Ole Iversen, Jan Ludvig Lyche, Azam Mansoor, Helle Margrete Meltzer & Bjørn Steen Skålhegg·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2021
In 2006 the, the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy in the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) adapted a Danish model for assessing applications concerning food fortification into Norwegian conditions. The fortification model is present...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i430405
Margaretha Haugen, Eline Birkeland, Jak Jervell, Mette Svendsen, Lene Frost Andersen, Wenche Frølich, Livar Frøyland, Ragnhild Halvorsen, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Judith Narvhus & Jan Erik Paulsen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2021
Very low calorie diets (VLCD products) are formulated products with 450 – 800 kcal per day intended to replace the whole diet. Regulation of VLCD is not harmonised in the EU, and there is no specific national Norwegian legislation for these products. The Norwegian Food Safety Aut...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i1030456
Ragnhild Halvorsen, Anne Elisabeth Kørner Bueso, Livar Frøyland, Jarle Rugtveit, Bjørn Liaset, Lene Frost Andersen, Wenche Frølich, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Judith Narvhus, Jan Erik Paulsen & Margaretha Haugen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2021
The regulation of infant formulas is under revision, including the national restriction on sales of infant formulas with partially hydrolysed proteins to pharmacies only. In December 2007 the Norwegian Food Safety Authority requested an opinion from the Norwegian Scientific Commi...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i1030454
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...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i430406
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...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i430408