Helle Margrete Meltzer

Benefit and Risk Assessment of Breastmilk for Infant Health in Norway

Helle Margrete Meltzer, Helle Knutsen, Janneche Utne Skåre, Per Brandtzæg, Liv Elin Torheim, Jon Øyvind Odland & Beate Fossum Løland · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2016

The present benefit and risk assessment of breastmilk and contaminants in breastmilk was initiated by the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM). The overall objective is to provide a balanced assessment of the benefits of breastmilk against the possible risks from...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2016/23233

Risk Assessment of Beta-carotene in Food Supplements

Helle Margrete Meltzer, Kristin Holvik, Kirsten B. Holven & Martinus Løvik · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2016

Beta-carotene is a provitamin, i.e. a precursor of vitamin A (retinol), which is classified as an essential nutrient for humans. Beta-carotene is one of many carotenoids found in plants, fungi and bacteria. Carotenoids are therefore predominantly obtained through foods of plant o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2016/23739