Seppo Salminen
MSc, MS, PhD
sepsal@utu.fi +358 29 450 2714 +358 40 060 1394 Kiinamyllynkatu 10 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0938-0420 |
Areas of expertise
Professor, Director; gut microbiota, probiotics and prebiotics, nutrition and food safety, EU regulations
Professor, Director; gut microbiota, probiotics and prebiotics, nutrition and food safety, EU regulations
Research
Food and health, intestinal microbiota, probiotics, prebiotics, functional foods, food legislation, health claims, novel foods
Food and health, intestinal microbiota, probiotics, prebiotics, functional foods, food legislation, health claims, novel foods
Teaching
Functional Foods and EU legislation, Lactic acid biotechnology
Publications 
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- Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to “wheat dextrin” and maintenance of normal blood pressure (ID 844, 1682), maintenance of normal (fasting) blood concentrations of triglycerides (ID 844, 1682), maintenance of normal blood cholesterol concentrations (ID 844, 1682), reduction of post-prandial glycaemic responses (ID 845, 3096), increase in magnesium and/or calcium retention (ID 846, 3097), short chain fatty acid (SCFA) production in the bowel (ID 1681), decreasing potentially pathogenic gastro-intestinal microorganisms (ID 843, 1681) and maintenance of normal bowel function (ID 843, 1680) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 (2010) Carlo Agostoni, Jean-Louis Bresson, Susan Fairweather-Tait, Albert Flynn, Ines Golly, Hannu Korhonen, Pagona Lagiou, Martinus Løvik, Rosangela Marchelli, Ambroise Martin, Bevan Moseley, Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold, Hildegard Przyrembel, Seppo Salminen, Yolanda Sanz, Sean (J J ) Strain, Stephan Strobel, Inge Tetens, Daniel Tomé, Hendrik van Loveren and Hans Verhagen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to wheat germ oil and maintenance of normal blood pressure (ID 1386), maintenance of normal blood cholesterol concentrations (ID 599, 2618), maintenance of normal (fasting) blood concentrations of triglycerides (ID 2618), protection of the skin from photo-oxidative (UV-induced) damage (ID 600), maintenance of normal skin hydration (ID 600, 1390), maintenance of normal bone (ID 1389), contribution to normal neurological function (ID 1387), contribution to normal cognitive function (ID 1394), contribution to normal fertility (ID 1392), relief of menstrual pain (ID 1395), “digestive system” (ID 1388) and protection of cells from premature aging (ID 1393, 2616) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 (2010) Carlo Agostoni, Jean-Louis Bresson, Susan Fairweather-Tait, Albert Flynn, Ines Golly, Hannu Korhonen, Pagona Lagiou, Martinus Løvik, Rosangela Marchelli, Ambroise Martin, Bevan Moseley, Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold, Hildegard Przyrembel, Seppo Salminen, Yolanda Sanz, Sean (J J ) Strain, Stephan Strobel, Inge Tetens, Daniel Tomé, Hendrik van Loveren and Hans Verhagen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to whey protein and increase in satiety leading to a reduction in energy intake (ID 425), contribution to the maintenance or achievement of a normal body weight (ID 1683), growth or maintenance of muscle mass (ID 418, 419, 423, 426, 427, 429, 4307), increase in lean body mass during energy restriction and resistance training (ID 421), reduction of body fat mass during energy restriction and resistance training (ID 420, 421), increase in muscle strength (ID 422, 429), increase in endurance capacity during the subsequent exercise bout after strenuous exercise (ID 428), skeletal muscle tissue repair (ID 428) and faster recovery from muscle fatigue after exercise (ID 423, 428, 431), pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 (2010) Carlo Agostoni, Jean-Louis Bresson, Susan Fairweather-Tait, Albert Flynn, Ines Golly, Hannu Korhonen, Pagona Lagiou, Martinus Løvik, Rosangela Marchelli, Ambroise Martin, Bevan Moseley, Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold, Hildegard Przyrembel, Seppo Salminen, Yolanda Sanz, Sean (J J ) Strain, Stephan Strobel, Inge Tetens, Daniel Tomé, Hendrik van Loveren and Hans Verhagen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to whole grain (ID 831, 832, 833, 1126, 1268, 1269, 1270, 1271, 1431) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 (2010) Carlo Agostoni, Jean-Louis Bresson, Susan Fairweather-Tait, Albert Flynn, Ines Golly, Hannu Korhonen, Pagona Lagiou, Martinus Løvik, Rosangela Marchelli, Ambroise Martin, Bevan Moseley, Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold, Hildegard Przyrembel, Seppo Salminen, Yolanda Sanz, Sean (J J ) Strain, Stephan Strobel, Inge Tetens, Daniel Tomé, Hendrik van Loveren and Hans Verhagen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to xanthan gum and increased satiety (ID 838) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 (2010) Carlo Agostoni, Jean-Louis Bresson, Susan Fairweather-Tait, Albert Flynn, Ines Golly, Hannu Korhonen, Pagona Lagiou, Martinus Løvik, Rosangela Marchelli, Ambroise Martin, Bevan Moseley, Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold, Hildegard Przyrembel, Seppo Salminen, Yolanda Sanz, Sean (J J ) Strain, Stephan Strobel, Inge Tetens, Daniel Tomé, Hendrik van Loveren and Hans Verhagen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to zeaxanthin and maintenance of normal vision (ID 1684, 2169, 2888) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 (2010) Carlo Agostoni, Jean-Louis Bresson, Susan Fairweather-Tait, Albert Flynn, Ines Golly, Hannu Korhonen, Pagona Lagiou, Martinus Løvik, Rosangela Marchelli, Ambroise Martin, Bevan Moseley, Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold, Hildegard Przyrembel, Seppo Salminen, Yolanda Sanz, Sean (J J ) Strain, Stephan Strobel, Inge Tetens, Daniel Tomé, Hendrik van Loveren and Hans Verhagen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to zinc and maintenance of normal skin (ID 293), DNA synthesis and cell division (ID 293), contribution to normal protein synthesis (ID 293, 4293), maintenance of normal serum testosterone concentrations (ID 301), “normal growth” (ID 303), reduction of tiredness and fatigue (ID 304), contribution to normal carbohydrate metabolism (ID 382), maintenance of normal hair (ID 412), maintenance of normal nails (ID 412) and contribution to normal macronutrient metabolism (ID 2890) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 (2010) Carlo Agostoni, Jean-Louis Bresson, Susan Fairweather-Tait, Albert Flynn, Ines Golly, Hannu Korhonen, Pagona Lagiou, Martinus Løvik, Rosangela Marchelli, Ambroise Martin, Bevan Moseley, Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold, Hildegard Przyrembel, Seppo Salminen, Yolanda Sanz, Sean (J J ) Strain, Stephan Strobel, Inge Tetens, Daniel Tomé, Hendrik van Loveren and Hans Verhagen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Semi-automated extraction of microbial DNA from feces for qPCR and phylogenetic microarray analysis (2010)
- Journal of Microbiological Methods
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Terminology of Functional Foods (2010) Magalhaes M, Salminen S, Ferreira C, Tommola J
(C1 Refereed scientific book) - The mucosal adhesion properties of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG SpaCBA and SpaFED pilin subunits (2010)
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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