Risk-benefit assessments

DTU National Food Institute has expertise in producing risk benefit assessments that objectively assess the balance between the positive and negative effects of a food in order to determine whether it is has an overall health benefit or poses a risk. Risk-benefit assessments can also be used to assess the impact of fortification, new production forms, dietary recommendations and changes in diet. The National Food Institute conducts research into ways of improving the methods used to carry out risk-benefit assessment.

Calculating the real burden of disease Intervention studies Publications on risk-benefit assessments Risk-benefit assessment: How healthy is your food? The Metrix project: Risk-benefit assessments of foods

Working with risk-benefit assessments

DTU National Food Institute conducts research to find out whether specific foods are overall harmful or beneficial to eat.

European expert network

Read about a European network of experts within risk-benefit assessments, which has been created at the initiative of DTU National Food Institute.

Calculating the real burden of disease

Read about how DTU National Food Institute estimates the true burden of disease caused by different foodborne bacteria.

A 360º view of the effects of foods

By exploring both the beneficial and the harmful health-related properties in foods, consumers and authorities become better equipped to predict the health effects of individual foods, nutrients, and diets.

Intervention studies

Read about the use of intervention studies to examine the effects of eating particular foods or nutrients.

Publications

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Help shape future risk assessment training in Europe

Professionals across Europe are invited to take part in a new survey that will help shape future training in risk assessment and related scientific fields. The PARC individual assessment survey—now open until 30 April 2025—seeks personal insights to guide the development of training programmes for 2026 and 2027.

The resilience of the food system is a complex balancing act

How to adapt to global changes in the food system is a key topic at the ILSI Symposium, taking place on 27 November 2024 at DTU Lyngby Campus, co-hosted by DTU Skylab. Senior Researcher Sara Monteiro Pires from DTU National Food Institute will moderate a session on the resilience of the food system at this international event.

International capacity within risk-benefit assessment is new Adjunct Professor

Professor Hans Verhagen is new adjunct professor at DTU National Food Institute. He has worked on and promoted risk-benefit assessment as a research area over two decades and will bring new ideas and projects to the institute.

First Danish estimates for the burden of disease for peanut allergy

Researchers at the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, have produced the first estimates for the burden of disease for peanut allergy. Burden of disease data are useful for e.g. prioritizing health care initiatives.

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