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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: 02-28-2023Global Risk Assessment of Public Health in the Netherlands (GRASPH)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/public-health-foresight/grasph… both now and in the future. To be better prepared for these risks, RIVM assessed the most important health risks to the Netherlands. … Key risks for the next decade include antimicrobial resistance, … and government, and lower willingness to vaccinate. These risks should be considered both separately and together. …
Publication date: 06-15-2026Information 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: 06-02-2026New 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: 02-06-2023Clean 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: 06-16-2026Using 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: 02-27-2023Testing 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: 06-03-2026MACRAME
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: 02-23-2023Ongoing decline in the number of STI consultations in 2025, number of gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses remains persistently high
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/ongoing-decline-in-number-of-sti-consultations-in-2025-number-of-gonorrhoea-and-syphilis… 2024. SHCs offer free testing to people who have a higher risk of STIs and who experience barriers to visiting a GP. …
Publication date: 06-25-2026What 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: 06-03-2026EU 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: 06-02-2026Some 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: 02-23-2023RIVM 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: 02-03-2023Reports 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: 02-17-2023Strategy 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: 02-27-2023Articles 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: 02-17-2023News 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 to High-Threat Pathogens and Biorisk participated in a global WHO event titled “Diagnostic … central nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) workflows: Risk-based approach; essential Standard Operating Procedures … personal Protective Equipment as contingency per risk assessment Inactivation principles and safe downstream …
Publication date: 02-23-2023Advanced 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: 06-02-2026