In order to be able to take out and evaluate the diet of the people, we need data. They are not available, at least not recent data. We also need a database where Icelanders' consumption of food is linked to the content of these foods. Without this, we do not know where we stand when it comes to nutrients, contaminants or additives!
This is primarily due to the fact that the Office of the Medical Director of Health, Matvælastofnun, Matís and the Laboratory of Nutrition at the University of Iceland and Landspítali have expressed a strong will to start preparing and conducting a new national survey of the Icelandic diet. At the same time, the government was challenged to secure funding for this important part, both for the implementation of the survey and for the development of infrastructure, for example a database on the chemical content of food, which is necessary for the implementation of such a survey.
The declaration of intent in its entirety.