• Assessment of benefits and risks of probiotics in processed cereal-based baby foods Lactobacillus paracasei ssp. paracasei F19 

      Halvorsen, Ragnhild; Lassen, Jørgen Fr; Midtvedt, Tore; Narvhus, Judith; Rugtveit, Jarle; Yazdankhah, Siamak Pour; Eckner, Karl Fredrich; Frølich, Wenche; Frøyland, Livar; Iversen, Per Ole; Kapperud, Georg; Lillegaard, Inger Therese L.; Lunestad, Bjørn Tore; Lyche, Jan Ludvig; Mansoor, Mohammad Azam; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Nesbakken, Truls; Nygård, Karin Maria; Robertson, Lucy; Tranulis, Michael A.; Tryland, Morten; Haugen, Margaretha (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2011-06-23)
      The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) has appointed an ad hoc-group of experts to answer a request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority regarding benefit and risk assessment of Lactobacillus paracasei ssp. paracasei F19 (F19) in processed cereal-based baby foods intended for small children 1-3 years. This assessment is based on the literature provided by the notifier as well ...
    • Assessment of benefits and risks of probiotics in baby foods Bifidobacterium lactis Bb12. 

      Halvorsen, Ragnhild; Narvhus, Judith; Lassen, Jørgen Fr; Midtvedt, Tore; Rugtveit, Jarle; Yazdankhah, Siamak Pour; Andersen, Lene Frost; Frølich, Wenche; Frøyland, Livar; Haugen, Margaretha; Høiby, Anne; Kapperud, Georg; Lunestad, Bjørn Tore; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Nesbakken, Truls; Nygård, Karin Maria; Robertson, Lucy; Olsvik, Ørjan; Paulsen, Jan Erik; Tranulis, Michael A.; Tryland, Morten; Rimstad, Espen (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2010-05-14)
      The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) has appointed an ad hoc-group of experts to answer a request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority regarding benefit and risk assessment of B. lactis Bb12 in baby foods focusing on the age groups 4-6 months, 6-12 months and 1-3 years. This assessment is based on the literature provided by the notifier as well as that found by a MEDLINE search.