Seppo
Salminen
Senior Advisor, Nutrition and Food Research Center (NuFo)
Director, Nutrition and Food Research Center (NuFo)
MSc, MS, PhD
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Areas of expertise
Professor, Director
gut microbiota, probiotics and prebiotics, nutrition and food safety, EU regulations
Teaching
Functional Foods and EU legislation, Lactic acid biotechnology
Research
Food and health, intestinal microbiota, probiotics, prebiotics, functional foods, food legislation, health claims, novel foods
Publications
Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to policosanols from sugar cane wax and maintenance of normal blood LDL-cholesterol concentrations (ID 1747, 1748, 1864, 1951, 1954, 4693) and maintenance of normal blood HDL-cholesterol concentrations (ID 1747, 1748, 1864, 1951, 1954, 4693) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 (2011)
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1))Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to ProteQuine® and bovine lactoferrin and increasing suppressed concentrations of secretory IgA and reducing the risk of common cold with sore throat pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 (2011)
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1))Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to L carnosine and increase in muscle power (ID 1824), increase in endurance capacity (ID 1824), “skin” (ID 1825) and maintenance of normal cardiac function (ID 1826) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 (2011)
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1))Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to lycopene and protection of DNA, proteins and lipids from oxidative damage (ID 1608, 1609, 1611, 1662, 1663, 1664, 1899, 1942, 2081, 2082, 2142, 2374), protection of the skin from UV-induced (including photo-oxidative) damage (ID 1259, 1607, 1665, 2143, 2262, 2373), contribution to normal cardiac function (ID 1610, 2372), and maintenance of normal vision (ID 1827) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 (2011)
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1))Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to Lactobacillus rhamnosus LB21 NCIMB 40564 and contribution to maintaining individual intestinal microbiota in subjects receiving antibiotic treatment (ID 1061) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 (2011)
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1))Nutrition economics - characterising the economic and health impact of nutrition (2011)
British Journal of Nutrition
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))