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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentBreast implants and the risk of BIA-ALCL
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/breast-implants-and-risk-of-bia-alcl… For Allergan Biocell breast implants an increased risk of BIA-ALCL (a very rare type of lymphoma) is … breast implants with a rough surface pose a similar type of risk as Biocell implants. This is due to the small number of … breast implants with a rough surface present an increased risk of BIA-ALCL. The Dutch Health and Youth Care …
Publication date: 05-17-2019PARC
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/parc… The European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals: PARC aims to advance … research, share knowledge and improve skills in chemical risk assessment. By doing so, it will help support the … Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals …
Publication date: 06-01-2022Nature and green in the city contribute to the well-being of citizens of Amsterdam
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/nature-and-green-in-city-contribute-to-well-being-of-citizens-of-amsterdam… Research (WEnR), and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). …
Publication date: 05-21-2019Antimicrobial resistance in animals, in food, and in the environment
https://www.rivm.nl/en/antimicrobial-resistance/animals-food-environment… to as sewage research . WHO Collaborating Centre for Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water The RIVM houses a collaborating centre that supports the WHO in risk assessment of pathogens in food and water ( WHO …
Publication date: 05-21-2019Freezing filet americain leads to a decrease in disease burden, healthcare costs and costs for special education
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/freezing-filet-americain-leads-to-decrease-in-disease-burden-healthcare-costs-and-costs-for… Analysis of the intervention to freeze standard high-risk meat products. Freezing filet americain (also called … of this meat product is one of the most important risk factors of getting toxoplasmosis from eating meat. This …
Publication date: 05-15-2019FORMATEX23
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/formatex23… for the re-certification of the Dutch Environmental Assessment Unit (EAU), operated by RIVM, as part of the … countries. RIVM took part through the Environmental Assessment Unit (EAU). RIVM role RIVM deployed the Dutch … screening services, quick measurements, sampling, and risk or impact assessments. The team offered rapid and …
Publication date: 06-02-2022Current knowledge on microplastics in the soil is still inadequate
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/current-knowledge-on-microplastics-in-soil-is-still-inadequate… microplastics on humans, plants and animals. Assessing the risks of different types of microplastics to the soil simultaneously. Existing frameworks for the risk assessment of substances are unsuitable for this, as …
Publication date: 06-12-2022Updated immunisation recommendation for measles: early vaccination before travel
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/updated-immunisation-recommendation-for-measles-early-vaccination-before-travel… vaccination for children between 6 and 14 months who are at risk Children usually receive an MMR vaccination at the age … Children between 6 and 14 months who have a major risk of contracting a measles infection are eligible for …
Publication date: 05-01-2019NextGEM
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/nextgem… bands, and develop and validate tools for evidence-based risk assessment. …
Publication date: 06-01-2022Biobased materials
https://www.rivm.nl/en/circular-economy/bio-based-materials… commodities by providing knowledge and advice. High-risk substances can sometimes be replaced by substances … purpose, and generated an overview of a range of impact assessment methods . Bio-technology As bio-technology …
Publication date: 05-09-2019International collaboration on antimicrobial resistance
https://www.rivm.nl/en/antimicrobial-resistance/international-collaboration… Epidemiology and Surveillance WHO Collaborating Centre Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water WHO Collaborating … preparedness and response for high threat pathogens and biorisk RIVM helps countries set up and improve national …
Publication date: 05-23-2019IRISS
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/iriss… CHARISMA, SusNanoFab, NanoHarmony , NanoSolveIT, RiskGone, HARMLESS, NanoFabNet, PATROLS , EuPC, ECP4, IUMRS … IRISS envisages interaction with the Partnership on the assessment of risks of chemicals ( PARC ) to ensure cross-fertilisation …
Publication date: 06-01-2022Measuring impact
https://www.rivm.nl/en/circular-economy/measuring-impact… sustainability. Examples include Life Cycle Impact Assessment and Safe and Sustainable Loops. The Life Cycle Impact Assessment model is used worldwide to determine the …
Publication date: 05-09-2019Sustainable procurement has positive effects
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/sustainable-procurement-has-positive-effects… of products over their entire life-cycle. Such a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) also makes it clear whether or not the …
Publication date: 05-16-2019Nearly twice as many cases involving long-term symptoms after COVID-19
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/nearly-twice-as-many-cases-involving-long-term-symptoms-after-covid-19… preventing long-term symptoms show mixed results. Further assessment is therefore needed to make informed statements …
Publication date: 06-21-2022Mpox
https://www.rivm.nl/en/mpox… MSM contact (men who have sex with men). The highest risk of infection is among men who frequently have sex with … or breathing, if people are very close to each other. The risk of spreading mpox in this way currently appears to be … an mpox lesion How can I prevent mpox? You can reduce the risk of mpox by not having intimate or skin-to-skin contact …
Publication date: 06-01-2022ARMIS
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/armis… manure processing installations. ARMIS also looks at the risks that people are exposed to, how large the risks are, how they are seen through the eyes of those involved and how the risks can be clearly communicated. The project started in …
Publication date: 05-28-2019Monkeypox continues spreading
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/monkeypox-continues-spreading… which people connected to the patient may also be at risk of infection. These ‘high-risk contacts’ are offered advice from the GGD and access to a vaccination. This vaccination reduces the risk that the virus will spread through the body and can …
Publication date: 06-30-2022SARS-CoV-2 infections continue to rise
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/SARS-CoV-2-infections-continue-to-rise… the coronavirus”. Even so, a repeat vaccination reduces the risk of ending up in hospital, making it one and a half … after the booster jab. Also, the booster jab reduces the risk of hospital admission by more than 3 times compared to the basic series of vaccinations. The risk of infecting someone else is also reduced after a …
Publication date: 06-28-2022AWARE
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/aware… of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have a higher risk of carrying resistant bacteria. The rise of … antibiotic resistance from water, air, and soil and their risks to human health. AWARE aims to assess the health …
Publication date: 05-28-2019