About us

NMKL was established in 1947 consisting of chemists, microbiologists, sensory analysts and statisticians from the Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. NordVal International, reviewing and certifying proprietary methods, was established in 1999 and incorporated in NMKL in 2007. Food experts from the Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania joined NMKL 29 Aug 2022 and the name was changed to Nordic-Baltic Committee on Food Analysis.

NMKL is linked to Nordic Council of Ministers by EK-FJLS Food, and the NMKL secretariat is hosted by the Institute of Marine Research (Org. No. 971 349 077), in Bergen, Norway since Nov 2020.

Eystein Oveland is the NMKL Executive Director and head of the secretariat leading the daily operations since Nov 2020.

Grethe Hyldig is the NMKL President and head of the NMKL Board since Aug 2022.

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