RIVM will calculate temporary background value for PFAS in soil In the coming weeks, RIVM will derive a temporary background value for PFAS in Dutch soil. This will be done based on measurement data from the provinces in the Netherlands.
RIVM reaction to farmers protest on 16 October 2019 On 16 October, farmers protested in the vicinity of RIVM in Bilthoven. The Director-General of RIVM, Hans Brug, was present at the protest site.
Openness about nitrogen There is concern about the current approach to nitrogen and the proposed measures; these concerns have been expressed in Dutch society as a whole and amongst farmers in particular.
Cold meat cuts probable source of 20 listeria cases RIVM has identified a cluster of 20 patients diagnosed with listeria over the past 2 years who are most likely to have been infected with an identical strain.
WHO Chemical Risk Assessment Workshop on new and emerging risks to human health from chemicals RIVM is hosting an international workshop on new and emerging risks from chemicals on 20 and 21 February 2019.
Possible health risks due to exposure to chromium-6 at tROM project Tilburg Research by RIVM shows that the participants in the so-called tROM project, their supervisors and other people involved may have been exposed to chromium-6.
Kick off European Project VITAL: Vaccines and InfecTious diseases in the Ageing popuLation Recently, the EU-sponsored Vaccines and InfecTious diseases in the Ageing popuLation (VITAL) project was launched.
Research: HPV vaccine is safe RIVM research shows no causal link between the vaccine against cervical cancer (HPV) and long-term fatigue symptoms in girls.
Teen vaccination against meningococcal disease starts From mid-September, young people born between 1 May and 31 December 2004 will receive an invitation for a vaccination against meningococcal disease.
New Director-General Hans Brug starts at RIVM After the approval of his nomination on the proposal of Minister Ollongren of the Interior and Kingdom Relations on June 1 of this year, Professor J.