About VKM Bulletin
VKM Bulletin is another openly accessible, digital, scientific report series published by the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM).
The report series includes publications from VKM that are not peer-reviewed. The work processes behind these publications vary. Publications in VKM Bulletin include, among other things:
Non-detriment findings (NDF) are brief assessments of whether the import or export of specimens of a given species listed in Appendix I and II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) would be detrimental to the conservation status of the species.
Read more about VKM's work for CITES here.
Risk assessments of "other substances" in dietary supplements and other foods. "Other substances" are substances that have a nutritional or physiological effect and are not vitamins and minerals. Examples of "other substances" include fatty acids, antioxidants, amino acids, carnitine, coenzyme Q10, caffeine, etc. "Other substances" are primarily added to dietary supplements, but also to sports products, energy drinks, and certain other foods.
Inputs to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on applications for the approval of genetically modified food and feed, which EFSA has on a three-month consultation.
Read about VKM's ongoing assignments on genetically modified food and feed here.