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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: 12-12-2017Lower risk of post-COVID after SARS-CoV-2 infection
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/lower-risk-of-post-covid-after-sars-cov-2-infection… The risk of developing long-term symptoms after a SARS-CoV-2 … infection are also known as post-COVID or Long COVID. The risk of long-term symptoms after COVID-19 is expected to … nine months, this difference had vanished. Causes for lower risk of post-COVID Many people in the Netherlands have …
Publication date: 10-07-2025Front 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: 12-12-2017It is almost time for your seasonal flu vaccine
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/it-is-almost-time-for-your-seasonal-flu-vaccine… of this vaccine is to protect people with additional risk, for example due to being 60 years of age or older or …
Publication date: 10-15-2025Publications Additional research into (micro)nutrients
https://www.rivm.nl/en/node/244591… on sodium intake from processed foods 2015 Addressing the risk of inadequate and excessive micronutrient intakes: … too low and too high population intakes 2013 Integrated risk-benefit analyses: method development with folic acid as … Year Risk-benefit analyses: needs and applications in the …
Publication date: 10-22-2025Sustainable 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: 12-12-2017Privacy Statement for Infectious Disease Diagnostics
https://www.rivm.nl/en/privacy/privacy-statement-for-infectious-disease-diagnostics… on which RIVM received the sample Test type Test result Assessment of the result Determining potential public health risks Whose personal data does RIVM use? For the purpose of … of infectious disease involved – for example if there is a risk that the symptoms may recur at some future point, …
Publication date: 10-21-2025FOODBALL
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: 12-06-2017New SARS-CoV-2 variant causes hardly any difference in symptoms
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/new-sars-cov-2-variant-causes-hardly-any-difference-in-symptoms… they also sent in a nose and throat swab for further assessment. New variants are not automatically more severe …
Publication date: 10-17-2025Foodborne 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: 12-12-2017Respiratory infections now in season
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/respiratory-infections-now-in-season-2025… muscle pain, headache or tiredness. Some people are more at risk A person who has a respiratory infection can pass it on … very young children. COVID-19 and flu cause an additional risk of serious respiratory infection for older people and …
Publication date: 10-03-2025Privacy statement for the implementation of tasks legally assigned to RIVM for the purpose of infectious disease control
https://www.rivm.nl/en/privacy/privacy-statement-implementation-tasks-legally-assigned-infectious-disease-control… disease with high-impact consequences and a major risk of spreading, such as measles. Doctors are required to … in a systematic manner. RIVM also uses data to identify risk factors and risk groups, research the effects of measures, and determine …
Publication date: 10-21-2025Sustainability
https://www.rivm.nl/en/sustainability… the sustainability of future water supplies, reduces the risk of infectious diseases, and provides a buffer against …
Publication date: 12-04-2017Diphtheria
https://www.rivm.nl/en/diphtheria… become very ill from diphtheria? Some people have a higher risk of severe disease: Children under 5 years old People …
Publication date: 10-07-2025