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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentCommittee for safety assessment of food contact materials (CBVV)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-contact-materials/CBVV… The Dutch Committee for safety assessment of food contact materials (CBVV) is the successor … of materials coming into contact with food. Based on this assessment, the CBVV gives an opinion on the proposed entry … in the dossier, and presents the outcome of the safety assessment in an opinion document. This document then serves …
Publication date: 11-04-2022Video Environmental Assessment Unit
https://www.rivm.nl/en/accidents-and-disasters/video-environmental-assessment-unit… This is an animation about the Environmental Assessment Unit (EAU). The EAU collects data to assess the risk of hazardous substances, which are released during … Back to: Environmental Assessment Unit … Video Environmental Assessment Unit …
Publication date: 11-22-2022COVID-19 vaccination: invitations being sent to risk groups 2025
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/covid-19-vaccination-invitations-being-sent-to-risk-groups-2025… present and may surge again. For people who have a higher risk of serious illness due to COVID-19, the COVID-19 … For more information, see the RIVM page about medical high-risk groups . Care workers who work with vulnerable patients … Extra protection for risk groups …
Publication date: 08-26-2025Landscape New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for the safety assessment of chemical substances
https://www.rivm.nl/en/alternatives-to-animal-testing/landscape-nams/safety-assessment-chemical-substances… (NAMs) can reduce animal testing for the safety assessment of chemical substances. However, implementing … Landscape New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for the safety assessment of chemical substances …
Publication date: 11-03-2022FAQ about breast cancer screening on Bonaire
https://www.rivm.nl/en/population-screening-caribbean-netherlands/bonaire/breast-cancer/faq… plates during X-rays. According to plastic surgeons, the risk of damaging the protheses as a result of the … screening program. Radiation can cause cancer, but this risk is very small. On the other hand, the breast cancer … enlarged from the vaccination, but this will not affect the assessment of your x-rays. For privacy reasons, it is not …
Publication date: 11-10-2022Chickenpox vaccination
https://www.rivm.nl/en/chickenpox/chickenpox-vaccination… could make some people very ill. People who have a higher risk of serious illness from chickenpox can be vaccinated at … who have never had chickenpox before and have a higher risk of serious illness if they get it as adults. This … the type of vaccine and the child’s age. There is a minor risk that a person who has been vaccinated against …
Publication date: 08-19-2025Landscape New Approach Methodologies
https://www.rivm.nl/en/alternatives-to-animal-testing/landscape-nams… be observed in the field of NAM implementation for safety assessment. … Landscape NAMs for the safety assessment of chemical substances … Landscape NAMs for the safety assessment of pharmaceutical products …
Publication date: 11-01-2022Publications on alternatives to animal testing
https://www.rivm.nl/en/alternatives-to-animal-testing/publications… related to alternatives to animal testing and safety assessment of chemicals and pharmaceuticals. … in the integration of artificial intelligence into chemical risk assessment: findings from the 2024 ECETOC workshop Gant, … Title Authors Journal Towards NAM-based risk assessment for developmental neurotoxic effects, …
Publication date: 11-01-2022FAQ about cervical cancer screening on Bonaire
https://www.rivm.nl/en/population-screening-caribbean-netherlands/bonaire/cervical-cancer/faq… contact, there is little chance of HPV infection. The risk of a precancerous stage or cervical cancer is then very … If I have HPV, what is the risk of cervical cancer? … If I have HPV, what is the risk of cervical cancer? …
Publication date: 11-04-2022Next milestone in universal PFAS restriction process completed
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/next-milestone-in-universal-pfas-restriction-process-completed… derogations or with time-unlimited derogations and risk reduction measures of similar efficiencies, where … as appropriate. The comments enabled to improve the assessment of the initially evaluated uses and the … by the restriction process. The Scientific Committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) of …
Publication date: 08-26-2025Safe working practices: RIVM creates a list of 1,400 substances without a European occupational exposure limit for health purposes
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/safe-working-practices-rivm-creates-list-of-1400-substances-without-european-occupational… the European Commission can use information from national risk assessments. This makes it easier to determine a European …
Publication date: 11-24-2022Approach used in the quarterly youth study
https://www.rivm.nl/en/health-research-for-covid-19/approach-used-in-quarterly-youth-study… In addition, we assessed the factors related to a higher risk of negative impact on the health and well-being of … related to COVID-19, and social activities. Such assessment considers multiple factors simultaneously. In … rounds, we used this same method to look at the increased risk of suicidal thoughts. Since June 2022, we have been …
Publication date: 11-15-2022Food contact materials
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-contact-materials… European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will carry out the assessment. For substances in materials that are not … via European legislation, a dossier may be submitted for assessment in one or more EU Member States that keep a … in the Netherlands, the Dutch Committee for safety assessment of food contact materials (CBVV) will carry out …
Publication date: 11-04-2022Process applicable after an application has been submitted
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-contact-materials/submitting-application-for-authorisation-in-netherlands/process-applicable-submitted… to the secretariat of the Dutch Committee for safety assessment of food contact materials (CBVV), the applicant … submitted is either complete and, as such, eligible for assessment by the CBVV, or incomplete and that lacking … must be submitted before the dossier is eligible for assessment. The CBVV will need a minimum of six months to …
Publication date: 11-04-2022Fields of expertise on alternatives to animal testing
https://www.rivm.nl/en/alternatives-to-animal-testing/fields-of-expertise… in various methods and approaches to innovate the safety assessment of chemicals and products for humans. Human … In this context, RIVM invests in human-relevant safety assessment of chemicals, thereby investing in the 3Rs and …
Publication date: 11-01-2022Assessment of volatile organic compounds in vegetable oils and fats
https://www.rivm.nl/en/documenten/assessment-of-volatile-organic-compounds-in-vegetable-oils-and-fats… See all: Risk assessments Front Office Food and Product Safety … Assessment of volatile organic compounds in vegetable oils …
Publication date: 08-14-2025Submitting an application for authorisation in the Netherlands
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-contact-materials/submitting-application-for-authorisation-in-netherlands… dossier can be submitted to the Dutch Committee for safety assessment of food contact materials (CBVV), provided the …
Publication date: 11-04-2022Information requirements for an application for authorisation
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-contact-materials/submitting-application-for-authorisation-in-netherlands/Information-requirements… For the Preparation of an Application for the Safety Assessment of a Substance to be used in Plastic Food Contact …
Publication date: 11-04-2022HIV
https://www.rivm.nl/en/hiv… it. That is why it is important to get tested if you are at risk for HIV. Who has a higher risk of getting HIV? Various groups of people have a higher risk of contracting HIV: men and transgender people who have …
Publication date: 08-07-2025Downward trend in COVID-19 continues: thermometer to status 1
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/downward-trend-in-COVID-19-continues-thermometer-to-status-1… against COVID-19, especially for people who have a higher risk of developing severe illness, for example those aged 60 years and older. The repeat vaccination reduces the risk of ending up in hospital or ICU due to COVID-19 by …
Publication date: 11-22-2022