title: EURRECA/WHO workshop report: 'Deriving Micronutrient Recommendations: Updating Best Practices'.
abstract: This paper describes the outcome of the workshop 'Deriving Micronutrient Recommendations: Updating Best Practices' which took place in Brussels in April 2012. The workshop was organised jointly by the European Micronutrient Recommendations Aligned (EURRECA) Network of Excellence and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe. The delegates included, among others, representatives from nutrient recommendation setting bodies (NRSBs) across Europe. The current paper focuses on the gaps and needs of NRSBs as identified by the workshop participants: (i) practical tools and best practices to adapt dietary reference values, (ii) comparable nationally representative food consumption data (including updated and complete food composition databases), (iii) adequate financial resources and technical capacity, (iv) independence and transparency in expert selection, research conduct and communication of research results and (v) clear correspondence of terminology used at national levels.
authors.affiliation: Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands. Pieter.vantveer@wur.nl
authors.forename: Pieter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van't Veer
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Heseker
authors.forename: Evangelia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grammatikaki
authors.forename: Vassiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Benetou
authors.forename: Matej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gregorič
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Margaritis
authors.forename: Monique M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Raats
authors.forename: Trudy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wijnhoven
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D004032:Diet / Q000592:standards; D005060:Europe; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000592:standards*; D018673:Nutrition Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D012016:Reference Values; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D018977:Micronutrients