ILSI Europe Report Series. 2009:1-32
The ILSI Europe Addition of Nutrients to Food Task force established an Expert Group on Patterns of Intake of Fortified Foods and Supplements to review data existing in EU Member States on intakes of vitamins and minerals and to explore how a sound scientific basis for setting maximum amounts might be established.
The findings of the expert group were presented at a workshop with the objectives to:
- Gain insight into nutrient intake patterns (base diet, fortified foods, supplements) across Europe and within specific countries, to identify data gaps and address the comparability of methodology to measure intakes of micronutrients.
- Discuss the use and misuse of dietary reference values (DRVs) and, particularly, the use of upper safe levels (ULs) in risk analysis.
- Present the findings of the Expert Group to a wider audience.
During the course of the workshop, members of the expert group and additional invited experts presented the results of their systematic collation, analysis and compilation of the available intake databases, and their assessments of the possibilities for harmonising intake survey methodologies and sharing data in Europe. Workshop participants were given the opportunity to discuss the findings in depth in working groups and to further explore and develop the concepts presented by the expert speakers.
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