Plant Health
The panel assesses the risk of quarantine pests and other pests that can reduce the yield, quality or value of plants and plant products, and that can have negative effects on ecosystems and natural diversity.
The panel also assesses risks to health and the environment from the use of macrobiological pesticides and their residues in food.
Contact
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VKM is appointed by the Ministry of Health and Care Services. VKM is organized as an independent body, fulfilling the national requirement for independent, transparent and open scientific risk assessments.
Risk assessments in VKM follow current international standards and methodology in the respective fields of responsibility for VKMs panels.
Members
May-Guri Sæther (chair)
Beatrix Alsanius
Christer Magnusson
Iben Margrete Thomsen
Johan Stenberg
Mogens Nicolaisen
Paal Krokene
Sandra A. I. Wright
Line Nybakken
Jorunn Børve
The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment