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Livar Frøyland

Publications (43)

Risk Assessment of "Other Substances" – L-Tyrosine

Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand, Grethe S. Tell & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2020

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830269

Risk Assessment of "Other Substances" – L-phenylalanine and DL-phenylalanine

Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Tor A. Strand, Grethe S. Tell & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2020

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i330205

Risk Assessment of “Other Substances” –Eicosapentaenoic Acid, Docosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid

Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Tor A. Strand, Grethe S. Tell, Arild Vaktskjold & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2019/45630

Risk Assessment of "Other Substances" – L-Glutamine and L-glutamic Acid

Martinus Løvik, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Kristin Holvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand, Grethe S. Tell & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2020

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830261

Risk Assessment of Other Substances in Food Supplements - L-methionine

Tor A. Strand, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea, Grethe S. Tell & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2020

"Other substances" are described in the food supplement directive 2002/46/EC as substances other than vitamins or minerals that have a nutritional and/or physiological effect, and may be added to food supplements or e.g. energy drinks. In the series of risk assessments of "other...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830263

Risk Assessment of "Other Substances" – L-lysine

Sigrun Henjum, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand, Grethe S. Tell & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2020

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830262

Risk Assessment of "Other Substances" – L-threonine

Martinus Løvik, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Kristin Holvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2020

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830264

Risk Assessment of "Other Substances" – L-serine

Tonje Holte Stea, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tor A. Strand, Grethe S. Tell & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2020

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830267

Risk Assessment of "Other Substances" – L- tryptophan

Kristin Holvik, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Martinus Løvik, Tor A. Strand, Grethe S. Tell & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2020

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830268

Assessment of Dietary Intake of Manganese in Relation to Tolerable Upper Intake Level

Margaretha Haugen, Livar Frøyland, Sigrun Henjum, Martinus Løvik, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand, Christine Louise Parr & Kristin Holvik · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2019

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), evaluated the intake of manganese from the diet and 1, 5 or 10 mg manganese per day in food suppl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2019/v9i230042

Assessment of Dietary Intake of Molybdenum in Relation to Tolerable Upper Intake Level

Tor A. Strand, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Martinus Løvik, Tonje Holte Stea, Christine Louise Parr & Kristin Holvik · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2019

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), evaluated the intake of molybdenum. VKM has also conducted scenario calculations to illustrate th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2019/v9i230043

Assessment of Dietary Intake of Vitamin K and Maximum Limits for Vitamin K in Food Supplements

Kristin Holvik, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Martinus Løvik, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand & Christine Louise Parr · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2019

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), evaluated the intake of vitamin K in the diet. VKM has also assessed the consequences of establis...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2019/v9i230044

Risk Assessment of "Other Substances" – Conjugated Linoleic Acids

Per Ole Iversen, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Tor A. Strand & Grethe S. Tell · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2019/45628

Risk Assessment of "Other Substances" – Creatine

Per Ole Iversen, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand & Grethe S. Tell · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

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 sold in Norway. VKM has assessed the risk of do...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2019/45629

Risk Assessment of “Other Substances” - L-cysteine and L-cystine

Tor A. Strand, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Grethe S. Tell, Arild Vaktskjold & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2019/45634

Risk Assessment of "Other Substances" – L-proline

Kristin Holvik, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Martinus Løvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand, Grethe S. Tell & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2019/45635

Risk Assessment of "Other Substances" – Glycine

Grethe S. Tell, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2019/45631

Risk Assessment of "Other Substances" –L-arginine and Arginine Alpha-ketoglutarate

Grethe S. Tell, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Tor A. Strand & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2019/45632

Risk Assessment of "Other Substances" – L-aspartic Acid

Sigrun Henjum, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2019/45633

Risk Assessment of "Other Substances" – L-alanine

Kristin Holvik, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Martinus Løvik, Tonje Holte Stea & Tor A. Strand · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/44968

Risk Assessment of "Other Substances" – L-leucine, L-isoleucine and L-valine, the Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAA)

Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand, Grethe S. Tell & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/44969

Risk Assessment of "Other Substances"-Beta-Alanine

Martinus Løvik, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand & Kristin Holvik · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/44970

Assessment of Dietary Intake of Chromium (III) in Relation to Tolerable Upper Intake Level

Martinus Løvik, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand, Christine Louise Parr & Kristin Holvik · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), evaluated the intake of chromium. VKM has also conducted scenario calculations to illustrate the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/42532

Assessment of Infant Formulae Based on Partially Hydrolysed Proteins

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i1030454

Assessment of Zinc Intake in Relation to Tolerable Upper Intake Levels

Tor A. Strand, Inger Therese L. Lillegaard, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA, Mattilsynet) has requested the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) to assess the intake of iron zinc in the Norwegian population in relation to tolerable upper intake levels (ULs). The existing maximum limit for zinc in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/43860

Assessment of Iron Intake in Relation to Tolerable Upper Intake Levels

Tor A. Strand, Inger Therese L. Lillegaard, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

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 intake of iron in the Norwegian population in relation to tolerable upper intake levels (ULs)....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/43856

Assessment of Dietary Intake of Vitamin C and Calcium in the Norwegian Population

Margaretha Haugen, Inger Therese L. Lillegaard, Livar Frøyland, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Tor A. Strand, Grethe S. Tell & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), evaluated the intake of vitamin C and calcium in the Norwegian population. VKM has also conducted scenario...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/43855

Assessment of Vitamin E Intake in Relation to Tolerable Upper Intake Levels

Margaretha Haugen, Inger Therese L. Lillegaard, Livar Frøyland, Sigrun Henjum, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea & Tor A. Strand · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

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 intake of vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) in the Norwegian population in relation to tolerable up...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/43859

Assessment of Vitamin B6 Intake in Relation to Tolerable Upper Intake Levels

Margaretha Haugen, Inger Therese L. Lillegaard, Livar Frøyland, Sigrun Henjum, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

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 intake of vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) in the Norwegian population in relation to tolerable upper i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/43858

Assessment of Selenium Intake in Relation to Tolerable Upper Intake Levels

Tor A. Strand, Inger Therese L. Lillegaard, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Martinus Løvik, Tonje Holte Stea & Kristin Holvik · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), evaluated the intake of selenium in the Norwegian population. VKM has also conducted scenario calculations...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/42536

Assessment of Copper Intake in Relation to Tolerable Upper Intake Levels

Tor A. Strand, Inger Therese L. Lillegaard, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Martinus Løvik, Tonje Holte Stea & Kristin Holvik · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), evaluated the intake of copper in the Norwegian population in relation to tolerable upper intake levels (UL...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/42531

Assessment of Intake of Nicotinic Acid and Nicotinamide in Relation to Tolerable Upper Intake Levels

Tonje Holte Stea, Inger Therese L. Lillegaard, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Martinus Løvik, Tor A. Strand & Kristin Holvik · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

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 intake of niacin in the Norwegian population. NFSA has also requested that VKM conduct scenari...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/42535

Assessment of Dietary Intake of Phosphorus in Relation to Tolerable Upper Intake Levels

Margaretha Haugen, Inger Therese L. Lillegaard, Livar Frøyland, Sigrun Henjum, Martinus Løvik, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand & Kristin Holvik · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), evaluated the intake of phosphorus in the Norwegian population. VKM has also conducted scenario calculation...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/42533

Assessment of Dietary Intake of Potassium in Relation to Upper Guidance Level

Margaretha Haugen, Inger Therese L. Lillegaard, Livar Frøyland, Sigrun Henjum, Martinus Løvik, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand & Kristin Holvik · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), evaluated the intake of potassium in the Norwegian population. VKM has also evaluated the consequences of a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/42534

Benefit-risk Assessment of Fish and Fish Products in the Norwegian Diet – An Update

Janneche Utne Skåre, Anne Lise Brantsæter, Livar Frøyland, Gro-Ingunn Hemre, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Inger Therese L. Lillegaard & Bente Torstensen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) In September 2013, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority requested VKM to update relevant parts of the benefit-risk assessment of fish in the Norwegian diet published by VKM in 2006. The background for the request was new know...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/18605

Risk Assessment on Use of Lactobacillus rhamnosus (LGG) as an Ingredient in Infant Formula and Baby Foods (II)

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i1130461

Assessment of Creatine in Sports Products

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i430407

Assessment and Updating of the Fortification Model from 2006

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i430405

Risk Assessment of "Other Substances" – L-Histidine

Kristin Holvik, Per Ole Iversen, Arild Vaktskjold, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Martinus Løvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand & Grethe S. Tell · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2020

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830266

Risk Assessment of Magnesium in Food Supplements

Margaretha Haugen, Inger Therese L. Lillegaard, Tor A. Strand, Livar Frøyland, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Grethe S. Tell & Per Ole Iversen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

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 associated with magnesium in food supplements. VKM is requested to evaluate upper tolerab...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/44967

Assessment of Very Low Calorie Diets

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i1030456

Assessment of Benefits and Risks of Probiotics in Processed Cerealbased Baby Foods Bifidobacterium Lactis Bb12

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i430406

Assessment of Benefits and Risks of Probiotics in Processed Cereal-based Baby Foods Lactobacillus Paracasei ssp. Paracasei F19

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i430408