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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentRisk assessments to determine chemical food safety
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/chemicals-in-food/risk-assessments-to-determine-chemical-food-safety… is found in a food product that is already on the market, a risk assessment can calculate whether it could pose a health hazard. A risk assessment can also determine before admission of a … the human health threshold value to see whether there is a risk of potential health effects. These assessments also …
Publication date: 12-12-2017Monte Carlo Risk Assessment (MCRA)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/chemicals-in-food/monte-carlo-risk-assessment-mcra… Monte Carlo Risk Assessment (MCRA) is a web-based platform containing various … models that users can apply to assess exposure and health risks of single chemicals and chemical mixtures in specific … Recognising the need for mixture risk assessment, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) …
Publication date: 12-12-2017Front Office Food and Product Safety
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/front-office-food-and-product-safety… ad hoc questions are asked annually by the NVWA Office for Risk Assessment and Research (NVWA-BuRO). The topics monitored … Office for Food and Product Safety to conduct a (rapid) risk assessment. … Risk assessments …
Publication date: 12-12-2017Chemicals in food
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/chemicals-in-food… to chemical food safety by supporting governments with risk assessment, consultancy, methodology development and more. … effects on organs or physiology (toxic effects). The risk of health effects from most chemicals is negligible, … RIVM supports the government by conducting risk assessments, providing policy recommendations and developing …
Publication date: 12-12-2017Smog alert in the Netherlands Tuesday 19 July
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/smog-alert-in-the-netherlands-tuesday-19-july… Just as in recent days, today, 19 July, there is a risk of smog across the Netherlands due to high ozone … for the next few days On Wednesday, there will again be a risk of smog. However, concentrations are expected to be … to the Netherlands Air Quality Index). Anyone is at risk of developing symptoms once this value is exceeded. If …
Publication date: 07-19-2022Mpox vaccination
https://www.rivm.nl/en/mpox/vaccination… men (MSM contact) and transgender people who have a high risk of getting mpox can be vaccinated against mpox by the … men (MSM contact) and transgender people who have a higher risk of getting mpox. You are eligible for mpox vaccination … criteria (hepatitis C screening as an indicator of high-risk behaviour).. Can I currently get a vaccination against …
Publication date: 07-21-2022Capacity Training Materials
https://www.rivm.nl/en/global-health-security/capacity-training-materials… & GMOs, Routes of transmission, Principles of biorisk, Good microbiological practice and procedure, … and waste management, Policy & Procedures and Risk Assessment. Each module contains an eLearning, followed …
Publication date: 07-03-2022National Heatwave Plan no longer in effect, smog alert withdrawn
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/national-heatwave-plan-no-longer-in-effect-smog-alert-withdrawn… heat is expected. Persistent warm weather poses a health risk for certain groups of people. Especially young … in care homes, chronically ill and overweight people are risk groups. …
Publication date: 07-20-2022Tools
https://www.rivm.nl/en/global-health-security/toolkits… and best practices concerning biosecurity. Surge Capacity Assessment Tool (SCAT) The SCAT analyzes testing capacity … as well as an extensive e-learning on how to perform lab assessments. They can be used by diagnostic laboratories … interested in laboratory outbreak preparedness. The assessments will help to determine improvements that can be …
Publication date: 07-03-2022Mpox vaccine
https://www.rivm.nl/en/mpox/vaccine… The vaccine available in the Netherlands used for high-risk contacts of an mpox patient is the smallpox vaccine …
Publication date: 07-21-2022Number of monkeypox infections continues to rise
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/number-of-monkeypox-infections-continues-to-rise… reason, WHO has declared that monkeypox is an international risk to public health. The first case of monkeypox in the … policy in the Netherlands. Starting on 25 July, high-risk groups will be offered vaccination (pre-exposure … MSM contact (men who have sex with men). The highest risk of infection in this group is among men who frequently …
Publication date: 07-25-2022Sustainable fishing and eating healthy fish (FISSH & SfSA)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/sustainability/sustainable-food/sustainable-fishing-and-eating-healthy-fish-fissh-sfsa… a week. Fish contains certain fatty acids that reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. These recommendations focus … Solutions via FISSH and Solution-focused Sustainability Assessment The FISSH project The Fish Integrating … of the stakeholders. Solution-focused Sustainability Assessment (SfSA) is a method used and tested to assess …
Publication date: 12-12-2017DNFCS 2019-2021, 1-79 years
https://www.rivm.nl/en/dutch-national-food-consumption-survey/overview-surveys/dnfcs-2019-2021-1-79-years… had to be available for food safety dietary exposure assessment, dietary environmental impact estimation, for … closely, together with sufficient calcium, can reduce the risk of bone fractures. Vitamin D intake has increased in … in part of the population. With a high intake, a health risk cannot be ruled out. However, there are no concrete …
Publication date: 07-12-2022Biosafety and Biosecurity
https://www.rivm.nl/en/global-health-security/biosafety-and-biosecurity… work safe and secure. This requires an institutionalised biorisk management system in an organisation. RIVM developed several assessment and awareness raising tools to support … measures, as well as several training programmes on biorisk management. We apply the experience gained for …
Publication date: 07-03-2022FOODBALL
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/foodball… in order to improve the capabilities of nutritional assessment and research. …
Publication date: 12-20-2017Points of Entry (PoE)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-for-infectious-disease-preparedness-and-ihr-monitoring-and-evaluation/fields-of-expertise/points-of-entry… the WHO CC will focus on providing support to trainings and assessments for Points of Entry and support the (regional) …
Publication date: 12-06-2017Capacity building & maintenance WHO CC Infectious Disease Preparedness and IHR M&E
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-for-infectious-disease-preparedness-and-ihr-monitoring-and-evaluation/fields-of-expertise/capacity-building-maintenance… level. For example, the WHO CC has contributed to the Joint Assessment and Detection of Events (JADE) exercise, …
Publication date: 12-06-2017Research on infectious disease preparedness and IHR M&E
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-for-infectious-disease-preparedness-and-ihr-monitoring-and-evaluation/fields-of-expertise/research-on-infectious-disease-preparedness-and-ihr-m-e… Evaluation (JEE) and Public Health Emergency Preparedness Assessment (PHEPA), which was first combined in the …
Publication date: 12-06-2017Foodborne infections and pregnancy
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/foodborne-diseases/foodborne-infections/foodborne-infections-and-pregnancy… to a minimum. Foods which need careful attention: Raw meat (risk of listeria contamination and toxoplasmosis) Eating … soft types of cheese made from (unpasteurised) raw milk (risk of listeria contamination) Eggs or egg-based dishes … cooked all the way through or have not been hard-boiled (risk of contamination with salmonella) Pre-packaged fish, …
Publication date: 12-12-2017Foodborne infections
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/foodborne-diseases/foodborne-infections… visiting the toilet d food. Cross-contamination is also a risk, for instance if raw meat and lettuce are both chopped … all the way through, or eating raw shellfish, increases the risk of food-borne infections. …
Publication date: 12-12-2017