Marie Vaale-Hallberg, Håkon Austdal

European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 10 (2015), Issue 5, Page 380 - 381

Marie Vaale-Hallberg

European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 10 (2015), Issue 3, Page 240 - 241

Marie Vaale-Hallberg

European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 10 (2015), Issue 2, Page 155 - 155

Marie Vaale-Hallberg

European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 9 (2014), Issue 2, Page 133 - 134

Throughout the years the Norwegian authorities have been restrictive with regards to food supplements, and it has been outspoken about the fact that it intends to continue these strict policies in the future. The aim is rather that the products serve an actual need in the population. The strict policies on food supplements are evident in the current maximumandminimumlevels of vitamins andminerals in food supplements, which establish themaximum levels rather low compared to other European countries. However, no particular rules on “other substances” have been put in place.

Marie Vaale-Hallberg

European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 8 (2013), Issue 6, Page 421 - 422

At present there are no EU rules setting limits for the use of trans fat, however, it follows from the Food Information Regulation no 1169/2011 that the Commission will submit a report on the presence of trans-fatty acids in foods and in the overall diet of the European Union by 13 December 2013. An important part of this report will be to assess the impact of appropriatemeansinorder to enable the consumer tomake healthier choices, such as mandatory labeling information. Given the lack of harmonized rules, domestic initiatives have been taken by several countries such as Denmark and Austria. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (“NFSA”) now desires to do the same while waiting for the Commission`s assessment.