The Panel is responsible for assessing issues on safety in the use of food additives, flavourings, processing aids, materials in contact with food and drinking water, chemicals used for water treatment and residues from biocides. In addition the Panel is responsible for safety evaluations of cosmetics.
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Members
Trine Husøy (chair)
Ellen M. Bruzell (deputy)
Berit Granum
Camilla Svendsen
Elise Rundén Pran
Jens Rohloff
Josef Daniel Rasinger
Monica Hauger Carlsen
Tove Gulbrandsen Devold
Assessing risk means assessing how likely it is that a hazard we know leads to injury. In addition, we need to assess how serious the injury is.
VKM is appointed by the Ministry of Health and Care Services. VKM is organized as an independent body, fulfilling the national requirement for independent, transparent and open scientific risk assessments.
Risk assessments in VKM follow current international standards and methodology in the respective fields of responsibility for VKMs panels.
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