Breaking Barriers: Empowering Effective Food Waste Solutions in the Nordic Countries This report is a handbook for officials to access results and lessons learned from food... 27.09.24
Food Fraud a Joint Nordic Threat Assessment Food Fraud has become an important issue throughout the EU and EEA following the horsem... 08.11.22
Let's Not Waste Food Youth outlook on household food waste reduction Food waste represents a multifaceted challenge that entails financial cost, severe envi... 15.09.22
Food Sustainability Understanding in the Nordic-Baltic countries Consumer-citizens are concerned about food sustainability. However, there is a gap betw... 06.10.23
A Nordic approach to food safety risk management of seaweed for use as food Current status and basis for future work Interest in using seaweed as food is growing in Nordic countries and in other countries... 23.01.23
Food Labelling Nordic Consumers' Attitudes to Food Labelling This report summarizes the final results of a quantitative study on Nordic consumers... 04.03.14
Nordic Food Transition Low emission opportunities in agriculture Nordic agricultural producers face a large challenge in meeting a growing food demand w... 23.06.21
Food Labelling Report from a Nordic Seminar, Oslo, Norway, November 2006 The European Commission has launched an extensive revision of the Food Labelling legisl... 04.03.14
Takeaways from the Nordic Food Waste Summit 2023 For two days, ministers, entrepreneurs, activists, and royalty stood side by side at th... 20.06.23
LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS FORMATION The potential of local food initiatives in the Baltic Sea Region This working paper describes the state of play of local food initiatives in the Baltic ... 25.10.17
Food composition data and labelling A challenging dialogue This report describes the activities of two projects that were carried out us-ing the i... 03.04.20
Cucurbitacins in plant food Poisoning due to Cucurbitaceous vegetables seems to be linked to intake of immensely bi... 04.03.14
Democratising good food Mapping Sustainable, Inclusive and Healthy Gastronomy Initiatives Who are the people behind sustainable, inclusive and healthy gastronomy initiatives aro... 11.06.19
Mushrooms traded as food Nordic questionnaire, including guidance list on edible mushrooms suitable and not suitable for marketing Mushrooms recognised as edible have been collected and cultivated for many years. In th... 04.03.14
THE NORDFROST PROJECT REPORT: Farm Animal Gene Banks in the Nordic Region – Added Value Through Nordic Cooperation The network project titled “Nordic animal gene banks – added value through Nordic coope... 16.09.24
New Nordic Food – a sustainable choice The cold winters, the long summer evenings, the clean waters and the many varieties of ... 04.03.14
Preventing Food Waste - better use of resources “The Nordic Region – leading in green growth” is the Nordic Prime Ministers’ green grow... 27.06.17
Ethical Labelling of Food Consumers are showing concern for ethics in food production, and their interest is focu... 04.03.14
Setting the stage for a sustainable food future Seven takeaways from Nordic Food Day at COP23 How can the Nordic countries address pressing global challenges like food waste, unsust... 15.12.17
Food waste and Date labelling Factors determining the durabilityof refrigerated foods Date labelling has been part of a Nordic project on reducing food waste. The project wa... 05.07.17
Nordic project food contact materials Control of declarations of compliance (DoC) Denmark, Finland, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have in 2013–2015 conducted... 19.08.15
Food waste and date labelling Issues affecting the durability The purpose of the project has been to identify how date labelling legislation on food ... 15.08.16
Sustainable Development of Food Safety – new bearings in the Nordic countries The Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden published a strategy... 04.03.14
Human biomonitoring at food authorities Human biomonitoring as a tool in policy making Human biomonitoring (HBM) can be defined as the systematic standardized measurement of ... 17.04.18
Policy Brief: Healthy and sustainable food futures - Policy design for behaviour change This brief outline a range of interventions and measures that policymakers can implemen... 18.06.23
Food self-sufficiency in five Nordic island societies Increasing food self-sufficiency means rethinking global supply chains, (re-)adapting t... 12.08.22
Seminar - Ethical Information about Food Stockholm, March 25th 2004 At a seminar in Stockholm on March 25th, 2004, the Nordic Council of Ministers opened a... 04.03.14
Nordic checklist food contact materials Declaration of compliance and supporting documentation Documentation of compliance with the legislation is a corner stone in the control of fo... 02.10.15
Food contact materials - short version In-house documentation: Nordic check lists to industry and trade In-house control and the documentation of it, is the basis for the assurance of complia... 04.03.14
Undeclared allergens in food Food control, analyses and risk assessment Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden collaborated during 2015 in a control project on al... 13.06.16
Setting the table – a story of food policy innovation Where are the bold policies to follow, support or even lead the transition to a healthi... 28.06.21
Eight megatrends in Nordic-Baltic food systems In the context of climate change, future-oriented thinking is more important than ever ... 07.12.20
Nordic co-operation on food information Activities of the Nordic Food Analysis Network 2013–2016 The Nordic Food Analysis Network project (NFAN, 2013–2016) focused on creating a common... 30.08.17
Food Redistribution in the Nordic Region Phase II: Identification of best practice models for enhanced food redistribution The Nordic Food Redistribution Project investigates food waste reduction through the re... 10.02.16
Safer food supplements in the Nordic countries Report from a Nordic workshop November 21-22, 2018 There have been incidents of serious health problems from intake of food supplements, a... 12.02.19
Safe and Wholesome Food - Nordic Reflections Conference Proceedings Modern food production technology, marketing and transport systems, together with liber... 04.03.14
New Nordic Food II – A popular movement continues Halfway report 2010–2012 This report describes the activities within New Nordic Food II in 2010–2012. New Nordic... 04.03.14
Food contact materials - metals and alloys Nordic guidance for authorities, industry and trade Metals and alloys are widely applied as food contact materials, e.g. as process equipme... 04.06.15
Food losses and waste in primary production Data collection in the Nordic countries This project has resulted in a suggested definitional and methodological framework for ... 04.07.16
Food Redistribution in the Nordic Region Experiences and results from a pilot study This report has a focus on waste prevention through redistribution of food to low-incom... 29.01.15
The emergence of a new nordic food culture Final report from the program New Nordic Food II, 2010–2014 New Nordic Food (NNF), based on the New Nordic Kitchen Manifest, has strived in the las... 17.09.15
The Covid-19 Pandemic and Food Consumption Patterns Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, consumer eating patterns and habits have changed. Before ... 05.10.21
Mushrooms traded as food. Vol II sec. 1 Nordic Risk assessments and background on edible mushrooms, suitable for commercial marketing and background lists. For industry, trade and food inspection. Background information and guidance lists on mushrooms Mushrooms recognised as edible have been collected and cultivated for many years. In th... 04.03.14
Food losses and waste in primary production Case studies on carrots, onions, peas, cereals and farmed fish This report presents the results from six case studies of food losses and waste in prim... 22.02.17
Monitoring food marketing to children A joint Nordic monitoring protocol for marketing of foods and beverages high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) towards children and young people The protocol describes methods for how to monitor marketing of foods and beverages high... 19.02.18
Risk-benefit assessment of food Report from a Nordic workshop September 2016 The main purpose of this workshop held in Uppsala, Sweden 22-23 September 2016 was to i... 19.01.17
Solutions Menu - A Nordic guide to sustainable food policy For the first time, the most innovative food policy solutions in the Nordic Region have... 09.06.18
Monitoring Food Waste and Loss in the Nordic region Definitions, methods and measures for prevention The background for the project is that EU Commission has introduced new regulations and... 26.03.21
Food contact materials and articles: Printing Inks Check lists for compliance in industry and trade and control by food inspection In-house control and the documentation of it is the basis for the assurance of complian... 04.03.14
Mushrooms traded as food. Vol II sec 2 Nordic Risk assessments and background on edible mushrooms, suitable for commercial marketing and background lists. For industry, trade and food inspection. Risk assessments of mushrooms on the four guidance lists Mushrooms recognised as edible have been collected and cultivated for many years. In th... 10.07.14
Health, food and physical activity Nordic Plan of Action on better health and quality of life through diet and physical activity Healthy eating and physical activity are for any person essential elements to promote h... 04.03.14
Paper and Board Food Contact Materials This report is elaborated for manufacturers, other business operators, and interested p... 04.03.14
New Nordic Food at The International Food Design Experience in New Zealand A New Nordic Food project of the Nordic Council of Ministers, "Food & Creative... 03.07.14
Prevention of food waste in restaurants, hotels, canteens and catering This report covers and describes all kinds of operations preparing and serving food out... 04.03.14
Nordic Workshop addressing case-control studies and food borne infections Report from a workshop in Stockholm, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI), Sweden, 12 October 1998 Case-control or cohort studies are important tools in modern investigations of food bor... 04.03.14
Improving food composition data by standardizing calculation methods Food composition data is important in nutritional policy making. However, food analyses... 02.09.15
Fourth Nordic Workshop on Food and Waterborne Viruses Why are there no standardised methods for the detection of enteric viruses in food and ... 04.03.14
Guidelines for food safety control of artisan cheese-making These guidelines  have been formulated as part of the project "Nordic... 04.03.14
Aspects of Risk-Benefit Assessment of Food Consumption Directions for the future During the autumn of 2007, the National Food Administration in Sweden arranged a two-da... 04.03.14
PFAS in paper and board for food contact Options for risk management of poly- and perfluorinated substances Poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are used in paper and board food conta... 25.04.18
Joining Forces: Takeaways from the Designing Your Menu of Food Policy Solutions This brief is a detailed account of some of the discussions that took place during the ... 23.10.18
What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about resilient Nordic food systems? While the Nordic Region has strong foundations of resilience, the COVID-19 pandemic has... 02.07.20
Food contact materials – in-house documentation and traceability Nordic check lists to industry and trade In-house control and the documentation of it, is the basis for the assurance of complia... 04.03.14
Cookbook for systems change – Nordic innovation strategies for sustainable food systems This cookbook of strategies for change is about the role that a strong public innovatio... 15.12.20
Harmonizing methods for the determination of dioxins in food Methods for sampling and sample treatment as well as the analytical methodology for det... 04.03.14
Development of the Nordic-Baltic Market for Organic Food This report contains the conclusions from the project "Development of the Nordic/B... 04.03.14
Risk-based Official Control of the Food Chain Report from the project: "Principles for risk-orientation of official control of food, feed, animal health and animal welfare" The expectations of official control are high, and resources are limited. What is most ... 04.03.14
Nordic Food Diplomacy at the Nordic Cool festival New Nordic Food is conquering still more countries around the world with its manifestat... 21.02.13
Initiatives on prevention of food waste in the retail and wholesale trades This project was initiated by the Nordic Council of Ministers and its waste prevention ... 04.03.14
Mergers, Alliances and Acquisitions in the Nordic Agro and Food industry – present situation and future development A strong agro and food industry is one of the best means for securing a healthy and sta... 04.03.14