Nutrition and Healthy Eating
Nutrient Reference Values
The 2006 Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand (NRVs) are designed to assist nutrition and health professionals assess the dietary requirements of individuals and groups.
They may also be used by public health nutritionists, food legislators and the food industry for dietary modelling and/or food labelling and food formulation. The NRVs are currently under review to ensure they remain relevant, appropriate and useful.
The review is a joint project with the New Zealand Ministry of Health (NZMoH) and is being overseen by a Steering Group, comprised of two members of each government that is making decisions relating to the strategic, technical and funding elements of the project.
An Advisory Committee that includes technical expertise in the areas of micronutrients, toxicology, public health, end user needs, research, chronic disease, and nutrition is providing advice to the Steering Group on the nutrient priorities for review and appointments to Expert Working Groups and is overseeing the review document.
The review document will undergo a period of public consultation and expert review. It will comply with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) standards and guidelines and will be submitted to the NHMRC council for endorsement.
Stage 1
The development of an overarching methodological framework by the consultancy firm Nous group. This will include consultation with a wide range of experts in both Australia and New Zealand with relevant expertise. It also includes feedback from Expert Working Groups undertaking the piloting of the framework, and comments from public submissions and expert reviewers.Stage 2
Individual nutrients, sodium, iodine and fluoride, will be reviewed by nutrient specific Expert Working Groups using the draft framework.Expressions of interest are now being sought from people with the appropriate expertise in the areas of sodium, iodine or fluoride, for membership of nutrient specific Expert Working Groups. Work is expected to commence mid June 2013 and be completed at mid October 2013.
The Expressions of Interest will need to include a summary of your expertise (with a 2 page limit), an updated resume and contact details of two referees.
Expressions of Interest will be accepted until 5pm on 17 May 2013 at:
Nutrition@health.gov.au
If you have any questions, please send these in to the email listed above.
