NATIONAL NUTRITION COUNCIL 2005

The aims of the National Nutrition Council

The National Nutrition Council is an expert body under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The members of the Council serve three-year terms. The members are representatives of authorities handling nutrition issues, consumer, health promotion and catering organisations, food industry, trade and agricultural organisations.

The aims of the National Nutrition Council are:

• To observe and improve the nutritional situation in Finland by making Nutrition Recommendations, giving Action Programmes and observing how Action Programmes are fulfilled and what the effects on the nutritional situation are
• To observe the results from nutritional risk monitoring and submit proposals and statements based on them
• To submit proposals, reports and issue statements concerning the nutritional and health situation in Finland and taking into account the food chain as a whole
• To co-ordinate and observe the action plan concerning nutrition in the Government resolution for promoting healthy diet and physical activity
• To observe the development of nutrition policy in Europe and to promote the Councils information services