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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: 12-12-2017Elderly people at the highest risk of falling benefit least from chain approach to fall prevention
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/elderly-people-at-highest-risk-of-falling-benefit-least-from-chain-approach-to-fall-prevention… 65 and over living independently who participated in a fall risk assessment has increased. This assessment is used to … The number of fall risk assessments administered is an underestimate, as not all … Elderly people at the highest risk of falling benefit least from chain approach to fall …
Publication date: 11-28-2025Vulnerable groups have a greater risk of dying from heat, also in Amsterdam
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/vulnerable-groups-have-greater-risk-of-dying-from-heat-also-in-amsterdam… and fewer cold days in winter. In the Netherlands the risk of dying increases when it is hot. The municipality of … and of neighbourhoods with less green space have a higher risk of dying from heat. Looking ahead, RIVM estimates that … on the climate scenario. There are no clear differences in risks at low temperatures between different groups of …
Publication date: 11-17-2025Ensuring Safety and Sustainability of Advanced Materials: A Call for Enhanced Focus in the Chemistry Industry Action Plan
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/ensuring-safety-and-sustainability-of-advanced-materials-call-for-enhanced-focus-in… for "advanced" materials and the challenges in properly assessing their safety and lifecycle risks are a concern. This highlights the need for reliable data and established test methods and risk assessment methodologies targeted at advanced materials …
Publication date: 11-06-2025Front 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: 12-12-2017Advanced materials in the energy transition and their impact on human and environmental health
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/advanced-materials-in-energy-transition-and-their-impact-on-human-and-environmental-health… transition. These advanced materials may pose potential risks to human health and the environment. To ensure that … itself does not create new health, environmental or social risks, it is necessary to carefully consider the safety and … advancements bring many benefits, they may also pose new risks to human health and the environment. The agency’s …
Publication date: 11-06-2025Sustainable 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: 12-12-2017EU Court upholds annulment of classification of Titanium dioxide in certain powder forms
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/eu-court-upholds-annulment-of-classification-of-tio2-in-certain-powder-forms… had cancelled the classification, stating that the original assessment had not considered all relevant factors. In the … In 2017, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) agreed with the classification as …
Publication date: 11-06-2025Impact of Dispersion Methods on Nanoparticle Toxicity: A Call for Better Guidance
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/impact-of-dispersion-methods-on-nanoparticle-toxicity-call-for-better-guidance… interpreting the results of these studies in the context of risk assessment of particles and for comparison with real-life …
Publication date: 11-06-2025FOODBALL
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: 12-06-2017Foodborne 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: 12-12-2017Brucellosis
https://www.rivm.nl/en/topics/brucellosis… could end up with permanent damage. Who has a higher risk of brucellosis? Some people have a higher risk of getting a Brucella infection, and are therefore at higher risk of developing brucellosis. This mainly applies to: …
Publication date: 11-18-2025Lassa fever
https://www.rivm.nl/en/topics/lassa-fever… result. This happens in about 2% of cases. Who has a higher risk of contracting Lassa fever? Care workers (such as … seriously ill as a result of Lassa fever also have a higher risk of contracting the disease. They are more likely to … always fatal in newborns. Young children also have a high risk of death from the disease. The risks are also higher …
Publication date: 11-25-2025Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, variant
https://www.rivm.nl/en/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-variant… eating beef from cows that have BSE (mad cow disease). The risk is higher if the beef includes brain or nerve tissue. … measures, including strict food safety rules for beef, the risk of contamination is much lower now. In addition, there is a very low risk of infection during blood transfusions. In theory, it …
Publication date: 11-11-2025Foodborne 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