Brussels, 31/03/2016 (Agence Europe) - An online public consultation is running until 15 May (inclusive) on a scientific opinion being put together by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on the dietary reference values for vitamin D.
In its draft opinion, EFSA proposes reference values for adults, infants (aged 7-11 months), children, and pregnant and lactating women.
The EFSA panel on dietetic products, nutrition and allergies (NDA) which has worked on this draft believes that the data currently available do not enable the average needs and average reference values for the population to be established. The panel therefore defines adequate intakes (AI) for all population groups.
For adults and children aged 1-17, the AI for vitamin D is proposed at 15 microgrammes per day, for infants aged 7-11 months it is proposed at 10 microgrammes per day, and for pregnant and lactating women it is proposed at 15 microgrammes per day.
The opinon has been put together by EFSA at the request of the European Commission.
The ongoing public consultation comes as part of EFSA's policy for openness and transparency. All comments will be published, EFSA states. (Original version in French by Aminata Niang)