NMKL Board
President
- Janne Nieminen, Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto). Finland
Vice-President
- Hilde Skaar, Norwegian Food Safety Authority. Norway
Group Chairs
- Saija Hallanvuo. Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto). Finland. Microbiology
- Mirja Hokkannen. Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto). Finland. Chemistry
- Liv Bente Strandos, Elopak. Norway. Sensory
- Hrólfur Sigurðsson, Matis. Iceland. NordVal International
National contact points
- Hilde Skaar, Norwegian Food Safety Authority. Norway
- Grethe Hyldig, Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Denmark
- Cecilia Rumin, Eurofins. Sweden
- Hrólfur Sigurðsson, Matis. Iceland
- Janne Nieminen, Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto). Finland
- Toomas Kramarenko, The National Centre for Laboratory Research and Risk Assessment (LABRIS). Estonia
- Vadims Bartkevičs, BIOR. Latvia
- Egidijus Pumputis, NMVRVI. Lithuania
NMKL Board updated: September 2024
NMKL Secreatariat
Executive Director
- Eystein Oveland, Institute of Marine Research, Norway.
Administrative assistant and secretary
- Veslemøy Villanger, Institute of Marine Research, Norway.
Organization chart
Structural changes implemented 29 Aug 2022. Updated: Sept 2024.
NMKL members
What it takes
Experts are assigned based on their knowledge in food methodology. Annually, they participate in: the 2-3 virtual group meetings, the NMKL annual meeting, the NMKL projects, the reassessment of methods and procedures, the reporting of national food analytical issues, and the development of new documents.
Benefits
Members become part of a useful well-organized Nordic-Baltic network of colleagues. They access all NMKL publications and contents on the NMKL intranet for free and can apply for grants from NMKL for attending seminars.
Who we are
NMKL has about 80 members from DK, FI, IS, NO, SE, EE, LV, and LT. Our members work in different Nordic and Baltic organizations such as food authorities, accreditation bodies, governmental institutions, universities, veterinary institutes, and private food analysis laboratories. Our members form the framework of the Nordic-Baltic network and contribute to achieve our objectives mandated by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Becomming a member
Food analysis experts from Nordic and Baltic private and governmental institutions are welcome to join: Becoming member of NMKL (pdf)