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Jeljer Hoekstra

Publications (3)

Finding the Optimum Scenario in Risk-benefit Assessment: An Example on Vitamin D

Firew L. Berjia, Jeljer Hoekstra, Hans Verhagen, Morten Poulsen, Rikke Andersen & Maarten Nauta · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: In risk-benefit assessment of food and nutrients, several studies so far have focused on comparison of two scenarios to weigh the health effect against each other. One obvious next step is finding the optimum scenario that provides maximum net health gains. This paper...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21305

Benefit-Risk Analysis for Foods (BRAFO)- Executive Project Summary

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2013/7007

Risk-Benefit Assessment of Cold-Smoked Salmon: Microbial Risk versus Nutritional Benefit

Firew Lemma Berjia, Rikke Andersen, Jeljer Hoekstra, Morten Poulsen & Maarten Nauta · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2012

The objective of the study is to perform an integrated analysis of microbiological risks and nutritional benefits in a fish product, Cold Smoked Salmon (CSS). Literature study identified the major health risks and benefits in connection with CSS consumption. The reduction of the...

Open access Research Article