Risk assessment of furan exposure in the Norwegian population. Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids, Materials in Contact with Food and Cosmetics and the Panel on Contaminants of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety

Research report

Year of publication: 2012
External websites: Nasjonalt vitenarkiv
Involved from NIVA: Anders Ruus
Contributors: Trine Husøy, Augustine Arukwe, Mona-Lise Binderup, Anne Lise Brantsæter, Christiane Kruse Fæste, Ragna Bogen Hetland, Jan Alexander, Heidi Amlund, Knut Helkås Dahl, Gunnar Sundstøl Eriksen, Berit Granum, Kari Grave, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Jan Erik Paulsen, Anders Ruus, Tore Sanner, Inger-Lise Steffensen, Cathrine Thomsen, Vibeke Thrane, Janneche Utne Skåre Show all

Summary

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has on request of The Norwegian Food Safety Authority performed a risk assessment of furan intake in the Norwegian population based on the most recent national food consumption surveys. National occurrence data of furan concentrations in food were preferentially used in the risk assessment. When national data were lacking, VKM has used occurrence data of furan from other countries. The assessment has been performed by the VKM Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids, Materials in Contact with Food and Cosmetics and the VKM Panel on Contaminants.