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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentKey publications on Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-risk-assessment-of-pathogens-in-food-and-water/key-publications… MR Coelho Rome, FAO & WHO, 2023. Microbiological Risk Assessment Series, No. 41. Occurrence of waterborne … de Jonge; Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) Food and Agriculture Organization of … Key publications on Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water …
Publication date: 02-28-2023New risk limits for 18 pesticides in surface water
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/new-risk-limits-for-18-pesticides-in-surface-water… RIVM has derived surface water risk limits for 18 active substances in pesticides. The … of Infrastructure and Water Management can use these risk limits as a basis to establish water quality standards. … contain hazardous substances RIVM derives environmental risk limits for a large number of chemical substances. This …
Publication date: 02-06-2023Mental health at risk: broad investment in mental health by new government required
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/mental-health-at-risk-broad-investment-in-mental-health-by-new-government-required… Monitor shows that mental health in the Netherlands is at risk and highlights the urgency of the situation. Around 85% … to improve individual well-being and detect mental health risks and problems at an early stage. If problems do arise, … Mental health at risk: broad investment in mental health by new government …
Publication date: 12-12-2025Travellers to Cape Verde: be alert to bacterial dysentery caused by shigellosis
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/travellers-to-cape-verde-be-alert-to-bacterial-dysentery-caused-by-shigellosis… RIVM has warned travellers to Cape Verde about a shigellosis risk. The bacterial infection causes severe bloody diarrhoea … on the Cape Verdean islands. There are certain health risks as a result of the outbreak. Travellers can make an … to shigellosis. Good hygiene can help to minimise the risk: Wash your hands regularly. Flush the toilet with the …
Publication date: 12-10-2025Using multiple products with same paraben is safe, but questions remain about butylparaben
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/using-multiple-products-with-same-paraben-is-safe-but-questions-remain-about-butylparaben… product containing one of these parabens poses no health risk. Analysis by RIVM has now established that the use of … at a much lower exposures. Also unclear is what the health risks might be of using multiple products containing …
Publication date: 02-27-2023Early detection and screening
https://www.rivm.nl/en/dna-and-public-health/early-detection-and-screening… identify early on whether someone has a condition or is at risk of developing one. This can be done in different ways. … a genetic predisposition to a disease that increases the risk of disease. For more information on this and RIVM’s … multiple locations on the DNA that are associated with the risk of developing a disease. This means that, in the …
Publication date: 12-16-2025MACRAME
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/macrame… to assess and predict the Health and Environmental Risks of Advanced Materials. Within MACRAMÉ, five Advanced … and one on nanomedicine. Furthermore, the hazard and risk assessment after inhalation of these samples shall be … to assess and predict the Health and Environmental Risks of Advanced Materials …
Publication date: 02-23-2023Responsible innovation with nanomaterials and nanotechnology: past, present, future
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/responsible-innovation-with-nanomaterials-and-nanotechnology-past-present-future… into everyday life accelerates, understanding the risks and benefits of these materials becomes crucial, … and clean energy applications. Balancing benefits and risks is key Understanding how nanomaterials move, … to managing both benefits—like cleaner energy systems—and risks, such as nanoparticle pollution. The overarching …
Publication date: 12-18-2025Some disinfection methods against the coronavirus may be unsafe
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/some-disinfection-methods-against-coronavirus-may-be-unsafe… products that use ozone or UV-C radiation and pose a risk of exposure. This last group includes portable UV lamps … Act are only evaluated by the manufacturer. An independent assessment would provide further assurance. In the overview, …
Publication date: 02-23-2023Flu vaccine during pregnancy
https://www.rivm.nl/en/flu-and-flu-vaccine/vaccine/pregnancy… Newborn babies have a higher risk of serious consequences from flu, such as hospital … If a pregnant woman gets the flu, she has a higher risk of serious illness than a woman who is not pregnant. … compared to women of the same age who are not pregnant. The risk of ICU admission or death from flu does not seem to …
Publication date: 12-19-2025RIVM and TNO describe impact of future developments on occupational health and safety
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/rivm-and-tno-describe-impact-of-future-developments-on-occupational-health-and-safety… safety at work? How will the energy transition affect the risks that workers face? These kinds of developments have … of occupational health and safety: the opportunities and risks presented by technological developments, the … continue to learn at and alongside work, and the multiple risks for vulnerable groups of workers. According to the …
Publication date: 02-03-2023Strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) for primary care providers
https://www.rivm.nl/en/antimicrobial-resistance/strategy-to-combat-antimicrobial-resistance-amr-for-primary-care-providers… good reason, as unnecessary antibiotics use increases the risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and needlessly …
Publication date: 02-27-2023Reports Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/corporate-publications/scientific-report/reports-infectious-diseases-and-vaccinology-2021… rates affect the aerogenic transmission of SARS-CoV-2.A risk assessment using the AirCoV2 model (Dutch report, English …
Publication date: 02-17-2023Articles Environment and Safety 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/corporate-publications/scientific-report/articles-environment-and-safety-2021… 2021; 22:100315 An integrated approach to testing and assessment to support grouping and read-across of … 2021; 21(1):198 Development of a mechanism for the rapid risk assessment of cross-border chemical health threats. C … 2021; 31: 876–886 Development of a quantitative chemical risk assessment (QCRA) procedure for contaminants of …
Publication date: 02-17-2023Reports Public Health and Health Services 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/corporate-publications/scientific-report/reports-public-health-and-health-services-2021… Analyzing the effect of having diabetes on mortality risk and life expectancy in the Netherlands (Dutch report, … J Polder 2021-0095 New Approach Methodologies in the safety assessment of consumer products and food (Dutch report, … E du Pon, E Nawijn, N Koopman 2021-0098 Revision of the risk assessment of GenX and PFOA in vegetable garden crops …
Publication date: 02-17-2023Articles Public Health and Health Services 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/scientific-report-rivm/articles-public-health-and-health-services-2021… with childhood lung function between air pollution exposure assessment methods with and without accounting for … nanomaterial-relevant adverse outcome pathways to inform risk assessment. S Halappanavar, JD Ede, I Mahapatra, HF … 2021; 26(3):345-60 A realistic transfer method reveals low risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission via contaminated euro coins …
Publication date: 02-17-2023New approach methodologies to study intestinal fate of nanomaterials: current understanding and knowledge gaps
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/new-approach-methodologies-to-study-intestinal-fate-of-nanomaterials-current-understanding… knowledge gaps remain, especially in standardising and assessing how well these models mimic human biology and … human health. The intestinal uptake of NMs is critical for assessing their systemic effects. The intestine serves as a … strengthen the scientific and regulatory foundations for assessing the intestinal fate of ingested NMs. The document …
Publication date: 12-18-2025Reports Environment and Safety 2021
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/corporate-publications/scientific-report/reports-environment-and-safety-2021… Deposition study, IJmond 2020. Sampling, analysis and risk assessment of PAH (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) and … E de ValkvA van Bruggen, M Zijp 2021-0049 Environmental risks of scrubber discharges for seawater and sediment. …
Publication date: 02-17-2023News and activities WHO Collaborating Centre for Laboratory Preparedness and Response for High Threat Pathogens and Biorisk
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-laboratory-preparedness-and-response-for-high-threat-pathogens-and-biorisk/news-and-activities… Preparedness and Response for High Threat Pathogens and Biorisk, collaborated with a WHO/Europe expert and Armenia’s … on reviewing and refining diagnostic algorithms for high-risk zoonotic infections. Strengthening laboratory systems … capacities for early and accurate detection, monitoring and assessment of SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV and novel coronaviruses …
Publication date: 02-23-2023Machine learning to identify key factors in titanium dioxide nanoparticle genotoxicity; a work in progress
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/machine-learning-to-identify-key-factors-in-titanium-dioxide-nanoparticle-genotoxicity-work… handling outliers and validating the model warrants further assessment. The findings of this study are therefore not … presents an interesting approach that uses ML for hazard assessment. If developed further, these methods could be valuable for hazard and risk assessment. However, in its current set-up, the …
Publication date: 12-18-2025