Table 5.

List of European countries and international working groups with published reference values for vitamins and minerals.

Albania 2005 [1]	Adopted from the literature (especially Linus Pauling Institute)
European Community (EC) 1993 *, [2]	Own
Croatia 2004 [3]	Aligned with EU legislation
the Netherlands 1992, 2000, 2003 [4a], [4b], [4c]	Own
Ireland 1999 [5]	Adopted from EC and United Kingdom. Own recommendations for calcium, iron (and folate and vitamin C)
Germany, Austria, Switzerland 2000 *, [6]	Own
Belgium 2006 **, [7]	Based on WHO/FAO, EC and European countries culturally and geographically related to Belgium (United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France)
Romania 1990 [8]	Own
Latvia 2001 [9]	Own
France 2001 [10]	Own
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2001 [11]	Based on WHO/FAO and United Kingdom
Slovakia 1997 [12]	Adopted from unknown source
Lithuania 1999 [13]	Own
Bulgaria 2005 [14]	Based on WHO/FAO and IOM
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden 2005 *, [15]	Own
United Kingdom 1991 *, [16]	Own
Bosnia and Herzegovina, entity: Republic of Srpska 2005 [17]	Adopted from unknown source
Spain [18]	Own
Serbia 1994 [19]	Adopted from unknown source
Italy 1996 [20]	Based on EC and FNB
Russian Federation 1991 [21]	Own
Estonia 2006 [22]	Based on Nordic Council of Ministers
WHO/FAO 2004 *, [23]	Own
Poland 1996 **, [24]	Based on United Kingdom, EC and FNB
Iceland 2006 [25]	Shared with Nordic countries. Own recommendations on calcium and vitamin D
Hungary 2005 [26]	Based on EC and IOM

^* Background scientific report available in English language;

^** **Polish and Belgian reference values have been revised in 2008.

^[1] Berisha A., Bader E., Deligia C and Claude Dop M. (2005) Nutrition country profile Republic of Albania.

^[2] Commission of the European Communities (1993) Nutrient and energy intakes for the European Community. Reports of the Scientific Committee for Food. Thirty first series.

^[3] Croatian National Official Gazzette 81 (2004).

^[4a] Food and Nutrition Council (1992) Dutch dietary reference values 1989 (in Dutch: Nederlandse normen 1989), 2nd edn. The Hague.

^[4b] Health Council of the Netherlands (2000) Dietary Reference Values: calcium, vitamin D, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, and biotin. The Hague: Health Council of the Netherlands; publication no. 2000/12.

^[4c] Health Council of the Netherlands (2003) Dietary Reference Intakes: vitamin B6, folic acid, and vitamin B12. The Hague: Health Council of the Netherlands; publication no. 2003/04.

^[4d] Health Council of the Netherlands (2008) Towards an adequate intake of vitamin D. The Hague: Health Council of the Netherlands; publication no. 2008/15E.

^[5] Food Safety Authority of Ireland (1999) Recommended Dietary Allowances for Ireland, Dublin.

^[6] German Nutrition Society (DGE), Austrian Nutrition Society (OGE), Swiss Society for Nutrition Research (SGE), Swiss Nutrition Association (SVE) (2000) Referenzwerte für die Nahrstoffzufuhr/Reference Values for Nutrient Intake, 1st edition in German. Frankfurt/Main.

^[7] Hoge Gezondheidsraad (2006) Voedingsaanbevelingen voor Belgie, herziening.

^[8] Institute of Public Health (1990) Recommended amounts. Romania.

^[9] Latvian Food Center (2001) Leteicamas energijas un uzturvielu devas Latvijas iedzivotajiem/recommended intake of energy and nutrients for Latvians.

^[10] Martin A. (Guest Editor‐in‐Chief) (2001). Nutritional recommendations for the Grenc population. Sciences des aliments. International Journal of Food Science and Technology 21, 309–438.

^[11] Ministry of Health and Republic Institute of Health Protection (2001). Nutrient recommendations as addition to Guidelines for Healthy nutrition of the population in Republic of Macedonia.

^[12] Jajaba I., Simoncic R., Ginter E., Ondrejka J., Trusková I., Kalác J., Bzdúch V. (1997) Odporúcané výzivové dávky pre obyvateltvo Slovenska (8. revízia OVD). Výz. Zdravie, 4, 2:25–29. Official Journal of Ministry of Health.28, part 7–8 Slovakia.

^[13] Lithuanian Ministry of Health, National Nutrition Center (order no. 510) (1999). Recommended dietary allowances for Lithuanian population (energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamins and minerals). Valstybes zinios/Official Gezette, 1999, no. 102–2936.

^[14] Ministry of Health (2005) Ordinance No23 from 19 July 2005 for physiological normative requirement (DRI) for nutrition of the population (State Gazette 63/02.08.2005). Bulgaria.

^[15] Nordic Council of Ministers (2004) Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2004: Integrating nutrition and physical activity, 4th edition.

^[16] Panel on DRVs of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy (COMA) (1991). Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) for food energy and nutrients for the UK, Report on Health and Social Subjects 41.

^[17] Public Health Institute of the Republic of Srpska (2005) Dietary guideline with reference values all micronutrients. Dragana Stojisavljevic, MD, Dusanka Danojevic, MD, Janja Bojanic, MD, Ljubica Handric, MD; publication 2005/No 1Bosnia and Herzegovina, entity: Republic of Srpska.

^[18] Moreiras O., Carbajal A., Cabrera L., Cuadrado C. (2007) Tablas de composición de alimentos Ediciones Pirámide (Grupo Anaya, SA). 11^a edición revisada y ampliada (278 pp) (ISBN: 978‐82‐2133‐8). Book chapter: Ingestas recomendadas de energía y nutrientes para la población española, pp 227–230.

^[19] Službeni Glasnik Srbije (1994) Pravilnik o normativima drustvne ishrane dece u ustanovama za decu. 50/94 (State Gazette RS (1994) Recommendations for collective nutrition of children 50/94). Serbia.

^[20] Società Italiana di Nutrizione Umana (1996). Livelli di Assunzione Raccomandati di Energia e Nutrienti per la Popolazione Italiana (LARN) Revision.

^[21] The Ministry of Health of the USSR (1991) Russian Federation.

^[22] Vaask, Sirje; Liebert, Tiiu; Maser, Mai; Pappel, Kaie; Pitsi, Tagli, Saava, Merileid; Sooba, Eve; Vihalemm, Tiiu, Villa, Inga (2006). Tervise Arengu Instituut. Eesti toitumis‐ ja toidusoovitused. Estonia.

^[23] World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2004) Vitamin and minerals requirements in human nutrition, Second edition. WHO:Geneva and FAO:Rome.

^[24] Ziemlanski S., Bulhak‐Jachymczyk B., Budzynska‐Topolowska J., Panczenko‐Kresowska B., Wartanowicz M. (1996). Recommended dietary allowances for the polish population (energy, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals).

^[25] The Public Health Institute of Iceland (2006) Ráoleggingar um mataraeoi og naeringarefni fyrir fullorona og born frá tveggja ára aldri. Reykjavík.

^[26] Antal M. (2005) Tápanyagtáblázat (New Food Composition Tables). Rodler I., Medicina Könyvkiadó Rt. Medicina Publishing Comp., Budapest.