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Scientific Committees
Scientific Committee on Food
Outcome of discussions
Tolerable upper intake levels for vitamins
and minerals
(updated in April 2003)
Terms of Reference
The European Commission has
requested the Scientific Committee on Food (SCF):
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To review the upper levels
of daily intakes of individual vitamins and minerals that
are unlikely to pose a risk of adverse health
effects.
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To provide the basis for
the establishment of safety factors, where necessary, for
individual vitamins and minerals which would ensure the
safety of fortified foods and food supplements containing
these nutrients.
Workplan
It is planned that all the
vitamins, essential minerals and trace elements which were
included by the SCF in its report on recommended dietary
intakes (SCF, 1993) will be considered in this review on
upper levels, i.e. vitamin A (retinol and
b
-carotene), vitamin D, vitamin
E, vitamin K, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B
6, vitamin B
12, folate, biotin, pantothenic acid, vitamin C,
sodium, potassium, chloride, fluoride, iodide, magnesium,
calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium,
molybdenum, and chromium.
On 19 October 2000 the SCF
expressed an opinion on
guidelines for the
development of Tolerable Upper Intake Levels for vitamins
and minerals
, together with opinions on
Tolerable Upper Intake Levels for the following
nutrients:
b
-carotene
,
vitamin B6
,
vitamin B12
,
folate
,
manganese
,
selenium
and
molybdenum
.
On 22 November 2000 the SCF
expressed an opinion on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level
of
vitamin B2
.
On 11 July 2001 the SCF
expressed an opinion on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level
of
vitamin B1
.
On 26 September 2001 the SCF
expressed two opinions on the Tolerable Upper Intake Levels
of
Biotin
and
Magnesium
.
On 17 April 2002 the SCF
expressed two
opinions
on the Tolerable Upper Intake Levels
of
pantothenic acid and
nicotinic acid and nicotinamide
(niacin).
On 26 September 2002 the SCF expressed
two opinions on the Tolerable Upper Intake Levels of
iodine and preformed
vitamin A (retinol and retinyl
esters).
On 4 December 2002 the SCF expressed
an opinion on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of
vitamin D.
On 5 March 2003 the SCF expressed two
opinions on the Tolerable Upper Intake Levels of
zinc
and
copper
.
On 4 April 2003 the SCF expressed four
opinions on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of
calcium,
vitamin E,
vitamin K and
chromium.
Opinions on the remaining
micronutrients
will be prepared by the European Food
Safety Authority.
Reference
Scientific Committee for Food
(1993). Nutrient and energy intakes for the European
Community. Reports of the Scientific Committee for Food,
Thirty First Series. European Commission, Luxembourg.
http://ec.europa.eu/food/fs/sc/scf/out89.pdf
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