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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentInformation on Functionality can be used for Early Safety Assessment of Advanced Materials
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/information-on-functionality-can-be-used-for-early-safety-assessment-of-advanced-materials… by linking their designed properties to potential safety risks during early development. This approach seeks to … humans and the environment. The promise and potential risks of advanced materials Advanced materials, such as … and toxicity. Linking material properties to safety risks Using literature evidence and expert judgment, the …
Publication date: 06-02-2026Clean Air Agreement: Better air quality in 2030 for greater health gains
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/clean-air-agreement-better-air-quality-in-2030-for-greater-health-gains… Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) assesses the health impacts of the plans under the Clean Air … Lucht Akkoord, SLA). According to the third progress assessment, health gains from cleaner air in 2030 will be … expected to be approximately 8% lower than under the former assessment. Provided that all policy plans are implemented, …
Publication date: 06-16-2026Testing for the Andes virus
https://www.rivm.nl/en/hantavirus/andes-virus/testing-for-andes-virus… helps prevent the possible further spread of the virus. The risk that the virus will continue to spread among the … is infected with the Andes virus. After six weeks, the risk of someone still testing positive is very low. That is …
Publication date: 06-03-2026EU Commission prepares Advanced Materials Act to drive innovation and strengthen competitiveness
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/eu-commission-prepares-advanced-materials-act-to-drive-innovation-and-strengthen… current regulations and test methods may not adequately assess advanced materials, calling for a robust risk governance system embedded in the EU innovation … and the need for appropriate, harmonised test methods to assess safety. Public authorities also referred to existing …
Publication date: 06-02-2026What RIVM does
https://www.rivm.nl/en/inhalation-toxicology/what-rivm-does… the government on the potential harmfulness, or health risks, of airborne substances. Thanks to this research, RIVM … This knowledge base is essential to be able to assess the risks. Advice RIVM advises ministries on the risks of … are working together to define guidelines for health risk assessments. RIVM also contributes to OECD documents used to …
Publication date: 06-03-2026Advanced materials and SSbD: why stronger coordination is now needed
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/advanced-materials-and-ssbd-why-stronger-coordination-is-now-needed… existing methods and tools for hazard, exposure, fate and risk assessment. In addition, the OECD has recently reviewed … integrative systems and platforms that support design, risk assessment and sustainability considerations for …
Publication date: 06-02-2026Inhalation toxicology publications
https://www.rivm.nl/en/inhalation-toxicology/publications… the dichloro-dihydro-fluorescein (DCFH) assay for the assessment of intracellular reactive oxygen species … Importance of Variations in In Vitro Dosimetry to Support Risk Assessment of Inhaled Toxicants In Vitro Assessment of …
Publication date: 06-03-2026Issue 25
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/25… EMA’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has concluded that anyone who … the need to protect citizens, especially those at risk of severe COVID-19, and the desire to open up our …
Publication date: 07-19-2021Young people born in 2008 invited for COVID-19 vaccination
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/young-people-born-in-2008-invited-for-covid-19-vaccination… 2009 will receive an invitation. Young people in medical risk groups have already been invited. Consent for …
Publication date: 07-10-2021Young people born in 2006 invited for COVID-19 vaccination
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/young-people-born-in-2006-invited-for-covid-19-vaccination… 2009 will receive an invitation. Young people in medical risk groups have already been invited. Consent for …
Publication date: 07-05-2021More attention needs to be paid to the safe recycling of waste
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/more-attention-needs-to-be-paid-to-safe-recycling-of-waste… and electronic equipment. The selection process involved an assessment of, among other things, the volume of the waste … the presence of substances of concern, the accompanying risks and the effort it takes to remove the substances of …
Publication date: 07-20-2021Inhalation toxicology
https://www.rivm.nl/en/inhalation-toxicology… is the ability to bring together scientific research, risk assessments to determine the likelihood of harmful effects …
Publication date: 06-03-2026Issue 24
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/24… The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency …
Publication date: 07-15-2021Official start to ban PFAS in Europe
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pfas/official-start-to-ban-pfas-in-europe… survey completion is 17 October 2021 In order to make such assessments, the five countries depend on cooperation with … often have the most detailed information required in such assessments. The questionnaire is open until 17 October 2021 …
Publication date: 07-15-2021SUNSHINE
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/sunshine… WP3; the development and implementation of the similarity assessment, grouping and read-across approaches in WP4; …
Publication date: 07-29-2021PHIRI
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/phiri… sustainability . RIVM performs a health information system assessment of Malta and vice versa. WP 4 Health Information …
Publication date: 07-29-2021Prediction of In Vivo Behaviour of Nanoparticles Using PBPK Models: Key Findings and Recommendations
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/prediction-of-in-vivo-behaviour-of-nanoparticles-using-pbpk-models-key-findings-and… based kinetic (PBK) models for regulatory safety assessments of conventional chemicals. However, significant …
Publication date: 06-02-2026EU highlights strategic importance of advanced materials for medical devices
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/eu-highlights-strategic-importance-of-advanced-materials-for-medical-devices… sectors, including the medical devices sector. The impact assessment for the Advanced Materials Act will incorporate …
Publication date: 06-02-2026Issue 23
https://www.rivm.nl/en/covid-19-vaccination/professionals/newsletter/2021/23… to the direct and indirect health benefits (such as lower risk of more restrictive measures) for the young people … people aged 16 and 17 years old who are in the medical high-risk groups and young people aged 12-17 years with health …
Publication date: 07-02-2021CORE-MD
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/core-md… methods for clinical investigation and evaluation of high-risk medical devices … review methodologies for the clinical evaluation of high-risk medical devices and recommend new designs to set an …
Publication date: 07-29-2021