The safety assessment of novel foods (2)

In the context of  European Regulation 258/97 the Committee on the Safety Assessment of Novel Foods (VNV) carried out a large number of dossier assessments from 1999 to 2004. On 1 January 2005 its work has been transferred to the Medicines Evaluation Board Agency. To conclude its activities at the Health Council the Committee has issued an advisory report on topics associated with the implementation of the regulation and on developments in the field.

The current composition of the VNV can be found on the website of the Medicines Evaluation Board’s Novel Foods Unit: http://www.nieuwevoedings-middelen.nl.

Committee

• Prof. L.M. Schoonhoven, Emeritus Professor of Entomology; Wageningen University and Research Centre, chair until 1 January 2004
• Prof. E.G. Schouten, Professor of Epidemiology; Wageningen University and Research Centre, chair from 1 January 2004 to 1 January 2005
• Prof. C.A.F.M. Bruijnzeel-Koomen, Professor of Dermatology and Allergology; University Medical Center Utrecht
• Dr. M.M.C. Gielkens, Committee on Genetic Modification-Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (COGEM-VROM), The Hague, advisor
• B. van der Heide, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, The Hague, advisor
• E.J. Kok, Toxicologist; Institute of Food Safety (RIKILT), Wageningen
• Dr. C.F. van Kreijl, Molecular biologist; National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven
• Prof. P. van der Laan, Professor of Statistics, Eindhoven University of Technology
• Dr. B. Loos, Committee on Genetic Modification-Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (COGEM-VROM), The Hague, advisor
• Dr. F. Nagengast, Gastroenterologist; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
• Dr. J.M.A. van Raaij, Nutritional physiologist; Wageningen University and Research Centre; National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven
• Prof. G. Schaafsma, Professor of Nutrition, TNO Nutrition, Zeist
• Dr. G.J.A. Speijers, Toxicologist; National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven
• Prof. W.J. Stiekema, Professor of Bioinformatics; Wageningen University and Research Centre
• R. Top, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, The Hague, advisor
• Prof. W.M. de Vos, Professor of Microbiology; Wageningen University and Research Centre;
• Dr. R.A. Woutersen, Toxicologist, TNO Nutrition, Zeist
• Dr. M. Rutgers, Health Council, The Hague, scientific secreary
• Dr. C.M.A. van Rossum, Health Council, The Hague, scientific secreary
• Dr. J.A.G. van de Wiel, Health Council, The Hague, scientific secreary until 1 December 2004