Aims: This study was conducted to detect the presence of oxytetracycline residues in table eggs in Khartoum State and to compare its level with the international acceptable maximum residue limits (MRLs). Study Design: One hundred and eighty table egg samples were randomly collect...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/39827
Janneche Utne Skåre, Heidi Amlund, Anne Lise Brantsæter, Gunnar Sundstøl Eriksen, Christiane Kruse Fæste, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Helen Engelstad Kvalem, Christopher Owen Miles, Anders Ruus & Cathrine Thomsen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2018
Request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority: The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) requested a statement from the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) on the dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic in the Norwegian population. VKM was asked to comment on...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/42107
Åshild Andreassen, Anne Marie Bakke, Olavi Junttila, Arne Mikalsen, Ville Erling Sipinen, Rose Vikse, Per Brandtzæg, Knut Helkås Dalen, Knut Tomas Dalen, Richard Meadow, Inger Elisabeth Måren, Kåre M. Nielsen, Monica Sanden & Hilde-Gunn Opsahl-Sorteberg·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2018
Genetically modified cotton GHB614 from Bayer Crop Science expresses a modified epsps gene (2mepsps) gene from maize encoding the enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate synthase (2 mEPSPS), which confers tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate. Updated bioinformatics analyses...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/42108
Åshild Andreassen, Anne Marie Bakke, Olavi Junttila, Arne Mikalsen, Ville Erling Sipinen, Rose Vikse, Per Brandtzæg, Knut Helkås Dalen, Knut Tomas Dalen, Richard Meadow, Inger Elisabeth Måren, Kåre M. Nielsen, Monica Sanden & Hilde-Gunn Opsahl-Sorteberg·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2018
Genetically modified LLcotton25 from Bayer Crop Science expresses the bar gene from Streptomyces hygroscopicus ATCC21705 encoding the phosphinothricin-acetyl–transferase (PAT) enzyme, which confers tolerance to the active herbicide glufosinate-ammonium. Updated bioinformatics...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/42109
Åshild Andreassen, Per Brandtzæg, Askild Lorentz Holck, Olavi Junttila, Heidi Sjursen Konestabo, Richard Meadow, Kåre M. Nielsen, Hilde-Gunn Opsahl-Sorteberg, Rose Vikse, Arne Mikalsen, Anne Marte Jevnaker, Ville Erling Sipinen & Merethe Aasmo Finne·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2018
In preparation for a legal implementation of regulation 1829/2003, the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) has been requested by the Norwegian Environment Agency and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) to conduct final food/feed and environmental risk asse...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/42110
Åshild Andreassen, Per Brandtzæg, Askild Lorentz Holck, Olavi Junttila, Heidi Sjursen Konestabo, Richard Meadow, Kåre M. Nielsen, Hilde-Gunn Opsahl-Sorteberg, Rose Vikse, Arne Mikalsen, Anne Marte Jevnaker, Ville Erling Sipinen & Merethe Aasmo Finne·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2018
In preparation for a legal implementation of EU-regulation 1829/2003, the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) has been requested by the Norwegian Environment Agency and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) to conduct final food/feed and environmental risk a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/42111
Åshild Andreassen, Per Brandtzæg, Askild Lorentz Holck, Olavi Junttila, Heidi Sjursen Konestabo, Richard Meadow, Kåre M. Nielsen, Hilde-Gunn Opsahl-Sorteberg, Rose Vikse, Arne Mikalsen, Anne Marte Jevnaker, Ville Erling Sipinen & Merethe Aasmo Finne·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2018
In preparation for a legal implementation of EU-regulation 1829/2003, the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) has been requested by the Norwegian Environment Agency and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) to conduct final food/feed and environmental risk a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/42112
Åshild Andreassen, Per Brandtzæg, Askild Lorentz Holck, Olavi Junttila, Heidi Sjursen Konestabo, Richard Meadow, Kåre M. Nielsen, Hilde-Gunn Opsahl-Sorteberg, Rose Vikse, Arne Mikalsen, Anne Marte Jevnaker, Ville Erling Sipinen & Merethe Aasmo Finne·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2018
In preparation for a legal implementation of EU-regulation 1829/2003, the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) has been requested by the Norwegian Environment Agency (former Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management) and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/42113
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 and energy drinks purchased in Norway. VKM has...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/42114
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 and energy drinks sold in Norway. VKM has asses...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/42115
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 and energy drinks sold in Norway. VKM has asses...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/42116
Richard Meadow, Nana Yaa Ohene Asare, Knut Tomas Dalen, Merethe Aasmo Finne, Olavi Junttila, Lawrence R. Kirkendall, Inger Elisabeth Måren, Siamak Pour Yazdankhah, Knut Helkås Dahl, Kaare Magnus Nielsen, Monica Sanden, Rose Vikse & Hilde-Gunn Opsahl Sorteberg·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2018
The Norwegian Environment Agency (NEA) and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) requested the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) for an opinion of potential risks to biodiversity and agriculture in Norway associated with...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/41553
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 and energy drinks sold in Norway. VKM has asses...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/41556
Richard Meadow, Nana Yaa Ohene Asare, Knut Tomas Dalen, Merethe Aasmo Finne, Olavi Junttila, Lawrence R. Kirkendall, Inger Elisabeth Måren, Siamak Pour Yazdankhah, Knut Helkås Dahl, Kaare Magnus Nielsen, Monica Sanden, Rose Vikse & Hilde-Gunn Opsahl Sorteberg·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2018
The Norwegian Environment Agency (NEA) and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) requested the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) for an opinion of potential risks to biodiversity and agriculture in Norway associated with...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/41552
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 and energy drinks sold in Norway. VKM has asses...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/41555