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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentNews and activities WHO Collaborating Centre Risk Assessment Pathogens Food and Water
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-risk-assessment-of-pathogens-in-food-and-water/news-and-activities… WHO Collaborating Centre (WHO CC) for Risk Assessment of Pathogens from Water and Food, played an … held a two-day workshop in Naivasha on “Surveillance and Risk Management of Drinking Water Quality.” The event, part … resistance (AMR). The team consisted of the WHO CC on Risk Assessment of Pathogens in food and water and the WHO …
Publication date: 08-20-2018Titanium dioxide in foods
https://www.rivm.nl/en/nanotechnology/application-in-products/titanium-dioxide-in-foods… particles consists of nanoparticles. To enable a proper assessment of the potential health risks of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in food products, it … with others, RIVM is examining the potential health risks of titanium dioxide in foods. … form, and surface characteristics complicate the risk assessment of titanium dioxide. Uncertain risks The …
Publication date: 08-21-2018Obstacles concerning the reuse of building materials and soil necessitate review of standards and rules
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/obstacles-concerning-reuse-of-building-materials-and-soil-necessitate-review-of-standards… outcome of two RIVM investigations into the obstacles and risks concerning the reuse of soil, dredged material and … inclusion of biological soil quality as a criterion in the assessment framework. Lastly, there is a need to map out … soil, dredged material and building materials could pose a risk to the environment, like for example PFAS. This can be …
Publication date: 09-05-2024Gastric balloons
https://www.rivm.nl/en/medical-devices/gastric-balloons… causes the patient to eat less and lose weight. There are risks associated with the use of gastric balloons. RIVM has studied whether scientific research identified risks that are not currently stated on the instructions for … There are risks associated with the use of gastric balloons. The …
Publication date: 09-19-2024Quality requirements for the safe use of purified wastewater in agriculture and horticulture
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/quality-requirements-for-safe-use-of-purified-wastewater-in-agriculture-and-horticulture… permissible level for a chemical. Pathogens for humans A risk assessment has been carried out for bacteria and viruses … in purified wastewater is negligibly small. The only risk is to greenhouse horticulture. This is because this …
Publication date: 09-10-2024REFINE
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/refine… REFINE proposes a Regulatory Science Framework for the risk-benefit assessment of medical products and medical devices that are …
Publication date: 08-09-2018Alternatives to animal testing
https://www.rivm.nl/en/alternatives-to-animal-testing… preferably without laboratory animals, to use in safety assessment. RIVM works on the development of and advises … these alternatives to animal testing. Role of RIVM Safety assessment of chemicals and medicines is regulated at … international laws and regulations applicable to the safety assessment of chemical substances and new methods. RIVM …
Publication date: 08-15-2018Recycled Plastic Packaging in the Netherlands Still Falls Short
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/recycled-plastic-packaging-in-netherlands-still-falls-short… out under the direction of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) by RIVM, TNO, and CML, in …
Publication date: 09-03-2024Post-COVID
https://www.rivm.nl/en/coronavirus-covid-19/post-covid… after COVID-19. The COVID-19 vaccination lowers the risk of serious illness due to COVID-19, and also lowers the risk of developing post-COVID symptoms after a SARS-CoV-2 … post-COVID. However, it is clear that there is a lower risk of post-COVID after infection with an Omicron variant …
Publication date: 09-03-2024COVID-19 vaccination and excess mortality
https://www.rivm.nl/en/coronavirus-covid-19/research/vaccination-excess-mortality… protect against death from COVID-19. RIVM also studied the risk of people dying of something other than COVID-19 after …
Publication date: 09-19-2024National Coordination Centre for Communicable Disease Control
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/organisation/national-coordination-centre-for-communicable-disease-control… flu, COVID-19, Mpox and hepatitis B for risk groups. In the event of a supra-regional infectious …
Publication date: 08-06-2018Webinar: Social and behavioural science for pandemic preparedness: BePrepared consortium
https://www.rivm.nl/en/agenda/webinar-social-and-behavioural-science-for-pandemic-preparedness-beprepared-consortium-0… an outbreak, it is important to understand citizens’ (risk) perspectives and how they make sense of the situation …
Publication date: 09-09-2024