With effect from 1 January, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has appointed Reinskje Talhout as special professor Product appeal and prevention of harmful consumption behaviour within the chair group Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour (SSEB).

Giving antibiotics to family members of a person who has a severe and possibly invasive Group A Strep infection (iGAS) helps prevent them from becoming ill as well. Since January 2023, all family members of a patient with iGAS are offered antibiotics. This policy has lowered the risk of transmission within families by more than 80%.