This paper describes an assessment framework (‘decision tree’) to delineate between ‘dietary foods for special medical purposes’ and normal ‘foods’. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority commissioned this work in 2010. The background for the 2010 request was...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2013/5185
A food consumption survey in the Dutch elderly population (51-69 years of age) showed an increased trend in micronutrient supplement intake (36.4%; 120/347 participants). Because data on chemical sensitivity in the elderly is lacking, evaluation as to whether the current uncertai...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/14319
Objectives: To provide scientific and practical criteria for Nutrient Profiles (NP) in China in order to evaluate the overall nutritional quality of solid pre-packaged food according to their nutrient composition. Methods: Based on data obtained from a survey of experts’ grading...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i730254
Aim: To collate and analyse label information on nutrients for meat products (used as sandwich fillings) in the Netherlands, using a standardised methodology established by the Global Food Monitoring Group. The objective was to compare levels of saturated fat (in g/100 grams) and...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/43306
Extracts from Rosmarinus officinalis L., more commonly known as rosemary, have been approved for use in the EU as food additive E932 under Regulation 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and the Council. Rosemary extracts are currently widely used to increase shelf life of food p...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/10404
Sulphites or sulphiting agents refer to sodium hydrogen sulphite, sodium metabisulphite, potassium metabisulphite, calcium sulphite, calcium hydrogen sulphite, and potassium hydrogen sulphite. As food additives, they are widely used by the food industry with a variety of commerci...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/11557
The safety of some food additives/E-numbers, including low calorie (intense) sweeteners (LCS), is constantly the subject of dispute and controversy. However, since LCS have been assigned an acceptable daily intake (ADI) and an E-number following extensive assessment of available...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/14815
Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate (Calcium Disodium EDTA, C10H12CaN2Na2O8.2H2O) is a derivative of EthylenediamineTetraacetic Acid and is an approved food additive (E385). It is used as preservative, sequestrant, flavouring agent, and colour retention agent in foods. A...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/10405
Ingrid Bielderman, Maaike J. Bruins, Reina Engle-Stone, Noel W. Solomons, Hans Verhagen, Lindsay H. Allen, Lynnette M. Neufeld, Klaus Kraemer & Jane Badham·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Micronutrient fortification of staple foods can be an effective strategy to combat micronutrient malnutrition. When planning on fortification, challenges faced include the collection of essential information on population food and nutrient intake patterns, as well as the use of t...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/17357
Stéphane Vidry, Jeljer Hoekstra, Andy Hart, Bernhard Watzl, Hans Verhagen, Katrin Schütte, Alan Boobis & Alessandro Chiodini·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2013
BRAFO, Benefit-Risk Analysis for Foods, was a European Commission project funded within Framework Six as a Specific Support Action and coordinated by ILSI Europe. BRAFO developed a tiered methodology for assessing the benefits and risks of foods and food components, utilising a q...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2013/7007
Daphne Van Der Bend, Joost Van Dieren, Marta De Vasconcelos Marques, Nick L. W. Wezenbeek, Niki Kostareli, Patricia Guerreiro Rodrigues, Elisabeth H. M. Temme, Susanne Westenbrink & Hans Verhagen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2014
Nutrient profiling is an important tool for governments, non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) and for the food industry, to help consumers make healthier food choices. Multiple nutrient profiling systems (NPS) have been introduced worldwide. There is, however, no agreement on t...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/10305
Liliana François, Miriam L. Haaksma, Astrid S. M. van der Harst, L. Cristobal Monraz Gomez, MaartjeA . C. Schreurs, Roderick Gielis, Nick Vos, Renger Witkamp & Hans Verhagen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2014
Aims: Grey literature covers all reports from public research institutes, which are not peer-reviewed scientific papers. The aim of this article is to explore the amount and extent of grey literature in the field of nutrition, health and food safety, the retrievability and the vi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/8527
Corinne Sprong, Rick van den Bosch, Sven Iburg, Kathelijne de Moes, Elleander Paans, Sofia Sutherland Borja, Hannah van der Velde, Henk van Kranen, Henk van Loveren, Bernd van der Meulen & Hans Verhagen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2014
In the European Union novel foods are defined by the Novel Foods Regulation as food products and food ingredients that have not been consumed to a significant degree in the European Union before May 1997. However, there are new foods for some reason not considered as novel foods,...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/8662