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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentVaccination against pneumococcal disease for medical risk groups
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pneumococci/vaccination-against-pneumococcal-disease-for-medical-risk-groups… Some people have health conditions that cause a higher risk of serious illness due to pneumococcal disease. They … The medical risk groups for pneumococcal disease include: people with … as a result If you are in one or more of these medical risk groups, you can get a vaccination against pneumococcal …
Publication date: 09-09-2025APROBA-Plus
https://www.rivm.nl/en/aproba-plus… a user friendly excel tool that facilitates probabilistic risk assessment of substances, including uncertainty analysis. … of APROBA-Plus is recommended for practically all substance risk assessments. Its outcome helps risk managers to make … By making the uncertainties visible, the outcome from a risk assessment becomes more transparent and informative …
Publication date: 10-28-2019Rabies
https://www.rivm.nl/en/rabies… are bitten, scratched or licked by an infected animal. The risk of infection is very low in the Netherlands. People who … raccoons), or by bats (also in the Netherlands). Another risk in the Netherlands comes from unvaccinated dogs and … have a lyssavirus infection. That is why there is a minimal risk of catching rabies after contact with bats. Bats almost …
Publication date: 09-01-2025New safety data confirms hydroxyapatite in nanoform is safe for oral care products
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/new-safety-data-confirms-hydroxyapatite-in-nanoform-is-safe-for-oral-care-products… and is not significantly taken up by cells. The safety assessment applies only to specific types of HAP … on HAP nano comes after the SCCS’s fourth review. Earlier assessments by the SCCS were inconclusive regarding the … do not meet these criteria will require a separate safety assessment. Reflection by RIVM The case of HAP nano …
Publication date: 09-15-2025Hepatitis B vaccination upon request
https://www.rivm.nl/en/hepatitis-b/vaccination-upon-request… you effective protection against hepatitis B. Children and risk groups can get a free vaccination against hepatitis B. … National Immunisation Programm e at 3, 5 and 12 months old. Risk groups Hepatitis B is more common among sex workers and … through the hepatitis B vaccination programme for risk groups . People who are at higher risk at work People …
Publication date: 09-09-2025EFSA’s re-evaluation of silver as a food additive is inconclusive
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/efsas-re-evaluation-of-silver-as-food-additive-is-inconclusive… its safety due to critical gaps in scientific data. The assessment was intended to address questions surrounding the … data to determine whether the additive posed a health risk. In response, the European Commission invited … necessary information and quality to support a conclusive risk assessment. Insufficient data on particle form and …
Publication date: 09-15-2025International collaboration
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international/collaboration… Collaborating Centres . Our WHO Collaborating Centre for Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water has provided WHO with scientific advice on risk assessment for food- and water-related pathogens and …
Publication date: 10-17-2019Dutch Signalling Forum Zoonoses
https://www.rivm.nl/en/one-health/dutch-signalling-forum-zoonoses… Quality formally adopted the integrated human-veterinary risk analysis structure as the Dutch national Zoonoses … Forum for Zoonoses (SOZ), which conducts the initial assessment of signals. How the Signalling Forum for … Structure are considered, wherever possible based on a risk assessment. Veterinary and medical health professionals …
Publication date: 10-09-2019Current news
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pfas/current-news… safe for people and the environment. RIVM has already set risk limits for PFAS in soil . In addition, the uncertainty …
Publication date: 10-29-2019Healthy living environment
https://www.rivm.nl/en/healthy-living-environment… by integrating knowledge, research and health impact assessments. We provide knowledge on the development of … and blue spaces so that health benefits are maximised and risks (e.g. allergens, infectious diseases) are minimised. … and equity. We have expertise in Health Impact Assessment, including (societal and environmental …
Publication date: 10-17-2019One Health international collaboration
https://www.rivm.nl/en/one-health/international-collaboration… scale in 2019. More information RaDAR RaDAR stands for Risk and Disease burden of Antimicrobial Resistance. … and harmonising modelling methodologies for improved risk assessment, transmission modelling and source …
Publication date: 10-09-2019110 Years of RIVM: a timeline
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/history/timeline-110-years-rivm… emissions resulting from mass production also led to new risks to the environment and to public health. … year later, it was followed by the Centre for Health Impact Assessment, with the aim of providing access to knowledge … launched The new knowledge and information point on the risks of nanotechnology (KIR-nano) assessed potential risks …
Publication date: 10-08-2019Current updates
https://www.rivm.nl/en/circular-economy/current-updates… of chemicals of very high concern, and alternative assessment. RIVM develops tools and workshops to support …
Publication date: 10-02-2019Hepatitis B
https://www.rivm.nl/en/hepatitis-b… grows worse, it is known as cirrhosis of the liver. The risk of this depends on how active the virus was and on the … People who have cirrhosis of the liver are also at higher risk for developing liver cancer, which can eventually lead … in the course of their work Some people have a higher risk of becoming seriously ill from hepatitis B, including …
Publication date: 09-09-2025RIVM will calculate temporary background value for PFAS in soil
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/rivm-will-calculate-temporary-background-value-for-pfas-in-soil… In July of this year, RIVM has calculated the risk limits for PFAS in soil and dredging spoil. At concentrations below these risk limits, the risks to people and the environment are acceptable. As a …
Publication date: 10-30-2019Pneumococcal vaccination upon request
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pneumococci/pneumococcal-vaccination-upon-request… as people taking immunosuppressant medicine) have a higher risk of becoming seriously ill from pneumococcal disease. … people aged 78 and older (born in 1947 or before). Medical risk groups Some people have health conditions that cause a higher risk of serious illness due to pneumococcal disease. This …
Publication date: 09-09-2025Presentation Dr Joke van der Giessen Workshop Country Studies on Burden of Disease CAC42
https://www.rivm.nl/en/documenten/presentation-dr-joke-van-der-giessen-workshop-country-studies-on-burden-of-disease-cac42… Dr Joke van der Giessen of RIVM's WHO CC Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water moderated the …
Publication date: 10-16-2019Potential of nanomaterials in food packaging to improve food safety and sustainability
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/potential-of-nanomaterials-in-food-packaging-to-improve-food-safety-and-sustainability… Using nanomaterials in food packaging can help reduce such risks. However, it is essential to be aware that … migrate from packaging into food, so the potential risks to human health from the nanomaterials themselves must …
Publication date: 09-15-2025News and activities WHO CC on Behavioural Science for Health Emergency Preparedness and Resilience
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-on-behavioural-science-for-health-emergency-preparedness-and-resilience/news-and-activities… twice per year to better understand how people perceive risks, respond to public health guidance, and prepare for … by RIVM, and use behavioural data to inform policy and risk communication for better health, and in preparation for …
Publication date: 09-29-2025Botulism
https://www.rivm.nl/en/botulism… very ill from botulism? Anyone could get botulism, but the risk is very low. Children under 12 months old have a higher risk of botulism, especially infant botulism. The bacterial …
Publication date: 09-01-2025