Towards maintaining an optimum iodine intake

European regulations, legislation and research in the field of vitamins, minerals and trace elements, so-called micro-nutrients, undergo rapid development. For this reason, the minister of Health, Welfare and Sport asked the Health Council of the Netherlands for advice on reconsidering its policy in this area.

The aim of the new policy is to ensure that as many people as possible consume adequate quantities of micronutrients while, at the same time, minimising the risk that people exceed the safe upper level of intake. In this advisory report, the specially appointed Committee outlines the requirements for iodine.