The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) carries out independent risk assessments for the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) across the Authority’s field of responsibility as well as environmental risk assessments of genetically modified organisms for the Directorate for Nature Management.
The Norwegian Scientific Committee on Food Safety (VKM) has performed a health risk assessment of zearalenone from breakfast cereals, and concluded that the exposure is of minimal health risk to Norwegian children.