Danish National Food Agency

Therefore, the Danish National Food Agency in 1994 took the initiative to re-evaluate the need for an iodine enrichment program in Denmark (Rasmussen et aL, 1996). 

The intake of iodized salt by this program was estimated to be around 4g/day, and the iodization level was set to 13 ppm. Bread is a staple food in Denmark, and simulation studies performed by the Danish National Food Agency based on Danish food surveys had shown that iodized salt in bread, in combination with iodized table salt, would distribute the iodine nearly as evenly in the population as iodization of all salt used by the food industry. 

National Food Agency. Food monitoring in Denmark. Nutrients and contaminants 1983-1987. Publication No. 195, 1990. Available from Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Spborg. 

National Food Agency. Contamination of Fish from 0resund. Mercury in cod and flounder, Publication No. ILF 1994.10, 1994. Available from Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, S0borg. 

The preparation of the fish extracts and the verification of their homogeneity and stability were carried out by the Danish Isotope Centre and the National Food Agency (Soborg, Denmark). The aqueous solutions were prepared at the Kemforschungsanlage (Jiilich, Germany), whereas the mussel and tuna samples were prepared at the Environment Institute of the EC Joint Research Centre of Ispra (Italy). 

Positivlisten (1988) List of Approved Food Additives (in Danish). The National Food Agency of Denmark, Publ. No. 171. 

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