FAO and WHO are requesting information on vitamin D etc by

Created July 2011

 

Request made July 1, 2011

FAO and WHO call for data on vitamin and mineral recommendations

Codex Committee on Nutrition and Food for Special Dietary Uses: Nutrient Reference Values

The 32nd Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Food for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) requested the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide the 33rd session of CCNFSDU (November 2011) with a report of existing daily vitamin and mineral intake reference values for apparently healthy populations of adult males (preferably aged 19-65 years) and adult females (preferably aged 19- 50 years). This information should be collected from data sources published after 1998 from recognized authoritative scientific bodies and from FAO/WHO.

Vitamins Minerals

Vitamin A Calcium

Vitamin D Magnesium

Vitamin E Iodine

Vitamin K Iron

Vitamin C Zinc

Thiamin Selenium

Riboflavin Copper

Niacin Chloride

Vitamin B6 Chromium (3+)

Folate Sodium

Vitamin B12 Fluoride

Pantothenate Manganese

Biotin Molybdenum

Phosphorus

Potassium

The following are detailed variables to be included in the report:

  • The values themselves

  • Applicable age ranges

  • Physiological endpoints used to establish the INL50 or similar, or other measures such as AI and the reason for the choice

  • Method of calculation of INL98 or similar from INL50 or similar including coefficients of variation

  • Reference body weights and basis for extrapolation methods if used

  • Determination of or assumptions about dietary bioavailability of the vitamins or minerals

  • Conversion factors applied to provitamins, isomers or other relevant nutrients to units of equivalents such as niacin equivalents.

  • Year that scientific evaluation was conducted

  • Basis for the value i.e., primary evaluation or derivation from other countries’ values

Deadline for submission

  • The requested data should be submitted before 15 August 2011.

Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy

Facsimile: (+39) 06 57054593

Telephone: (+39) 06 5705 3552

E-mail: Janice.Albert@fao.org

Website: www.fao.org/ag/humannutrition/nutrition

OR

Nutrition Policy and Scientific Advice Unit

Department of Nutrition for Health & Development

World Health Organization

20, Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27,Switzerland

Facsimile: +41 22 791 4156

Telephone: +41 22 791 3229

E-mail: nutrition@who.int (Attention: NRVs)

Website: www.who.int/nutrition

Only looking at supplement needs of healthy, young, white, standard weight individuals

Like all other govt organizations, they are ignoring

See VitaminDWiki

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