Legislation on maximum permitted amount of synephrine in food supplements is desirable Harmful health effects of dietary supplements with high levels of synephrine, which are used to lose weight or improve sports performance, cannot be excluded.
RIVM develops a framework for a broader view of establishing food safety standards In Europe, strict requirements apply to food safety. Food safety standards are determined at international level.
Less meat and more tap water benefits health and the environment In the Netherlands, diets with a high environmental impact contain more meat and energy.
Construction officially starts on new accommodations for VWS / RIVM and CBG Hugo de Jonge, Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, marked the official start of construction on the new accommodations for RIVM and for the Medicines Evaluation Board (CBG).
A critical look at the European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials On 14 June 2017, the European Commission launched the “European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials” (EUON). As registration is not mandatory, the EUON is limited in detailed information.
European critical loads: database, biodiversity and ecosystems at risk Approximately 79 percent of the nature reserves (Natura 2000 areas) in EU countries are estimated to be exposed to an excess of nitrogen deposition in 2020.
80 ways to a more sustainable future: INHERIT Promising Practices Database Learn what others are doing to make lifestyles more sustainable!
Intake of food contaminants via Wheel of Five, the Dutch Dietary Guidelines The intake of the majority of 28 investigated contaminants is within an acceptable range if people eat and drink according to the Wheel of Five (Dutch Dietary Guidelines).
Important role for RIVM Director-General in global network of National Public Health Institutes IANPHI Director-General André van der Zande of the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM was named Vice President and member of the Executive Board of IANPHI at its 2017 Ann
New data on antimicrobial resistance in European countries New data on AMR in European countries is now available in the third annual report of the Central Asian and Eastern European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (CAESAR) network.