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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentRIVM maintains advisory: avoid eating home-produced eggs in Zuid-Holland Zuid and Altena Municipality
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/rivm-maintains-advisory-avoid-eating-private-eggs-in-zuid-holland-zuid-and-altena-municipality… found to contain high levels of PFAS, as revealed by the risk assessment conducted by RIVM at 31 locations in the … 15 eggs per week. What Are the Health Implications? The risk assessment compares the estimated PFAS intake from …
Publication date: 05-30-2024Proposed European PFAS ban officially submitted
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/proposed-european-pfas-ban-officially-submitted… both the use and production of PFAS in order to reduce the risks these substances pose to humans and the environment. … Afterwards, two ECHA scientific committees – the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) and the Socio-Economic Assessment …
Publication date: 01-13-2023Research readiness
https://www.rivm.nl/en/infectious-disease-control/research-readiness… that will help with rapid provision of key information for risk assessment and infectious disease control, such as: Transferability, infection route, severity, risk factors, clinical spectrum of the disease and immune …
Publication date: 01-29-2025National and regional infectious disease control
https://www.rivm.nl/en/infectious-disease-control/national-and-regional-infectious-disease-control… crisis communication; Ensuring early detection of potential risks. For example, working with Municipal Public Health … is the work done on the early detection of potential risks. This is because proper infectious disease control … what are the risks? For this reason, RIVM has developed an assessment matrix for outbreaks of new infectious diseases . …
Publication date: 01-29-2025Nitrogen and PFAS suddenly big societal issues in the Netherlands
https://www.rivm.nl/en/newsletter/content/2020/issue1/nitrogen-pfas-in-NL… in the vicinity of those areas. It includes an appropriate assessment of adverse impacts on Natura 2000 areas, which is … perspective for action that, on the one hand, controls the risks to man and the environment and, on the other hand, …
Publication date: 01-14-2020WHO Reference Laboratory for Coronaviruses
https://www.rivm.nl/en/infectious-disease-control/who-reference-laboratory-coronaviruses… Preparedness and Response to High Threat Pathogens and Biorisk and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water . The World Health …
Publication date: 03-28-2024Outbreak Management Team
https://www.rivm.nl/en/infectious-disease-control/outbreak-management-team… and comprehensive. Components of an OMT advisory opinion: Risk assessment: What is the risk? How severe is the risk? What options are possible to …
Publication date: 04-15-2024Next 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: 08-26-2025Temporary background values for PFAS in Dutch soil
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/temporary-background-values-for-pfas-in-dutch-soil… If the soil meets these temporary background values, the risks to people and the ecosystem are negligible. Data and … human body. RIVM investigates the health and environmental risks of PFAS. …
Publication date: 12-03-2019PFAS in sea foam along Dutch coast
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/pfas-in-sea-foam-along-dutch-coast… compared to seawater. Insufficient information for complete risk assessment It is as yet unclear what the high concentrations … scenarios to determine sea foam exposure, and there are no risk limit values for PFAS in seawater or sea foam. …
Publication date: 12-20-2023International collaboration for infectious disease control
https://www.rivm.nl/en/infectious-disease-control/international-collaboration… Preparedness and Response for High Threat Pathogens and Biorisk | RIVM WHO Collaborating Centre for Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water | RIVM WHO …
Publication date: 01-29-2025PFAS levels in drinking water from river water need to be brought down
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/pfas-levels-in-drinking-water-from-river-water-need-to-be-brought-down… this being harmful to their health. This value is used in risk assessments and does not have legal status. New scientific …
Publication date: 10-24-2022EU Reference Laboratory for Public Health on Vector-borne Viral Pathogens (EURL-PH-VBV)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/eu-reference-laboratory-vector-borne-viral-pathogens… organises twinning visits, and conducts external quality assessments. The EURL-PH-VBV plays a vital role in enhancing …
Publication date: 02-03-2025RIVM 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: 10-30-2019Meningococcal disease
https://www.rivm.nl/en/meningococcal-disease… protection during the periods that they are at the highest risk of becoming ill or very ill from meningococci. There is … is available at your own expense. You can also reduce the risk of infection by practising good hygiene. This includes …
Publication date: 07-09-2018PFAS restriction proposal
https://www.rivm.nl/en/pfas/restriction-proposal… is a ban on the use of these substances to limit the risks to people and the environment. The proposal focuses on …
Publication date: 11-19-2020Zoonosis monitoring: from identification to response
https://www.rivm.nl/en/infectious-disease-control/zoonosis-monitoring-from-identification-to-response… is also working on methods to recognise zoonoses and assess risks quickly. In addition, RIVM is developing a knowledge …
Publication date: 01-29-2025Privacy statement for the implementation of tasks legally assigned to RIVM for the purpose of infectious disease control
https://www.rivm.nl/en/privacy/privacy-statement-implementation-tasks-legally-assigned-infectious-disease-control… disease with high-impact consequences and a major risk of spreading, such as measles. Doctors are required to … in a systematic manner. RIVM also uses data to identify risk factors and risk groups, research the effects of measures, and determine …
Publication date: 10-21-2025State of Infectious Diseases 2024: notable continued increase in salmonella infections in the Netherlands
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/state-of-infectious-diseases-2024-notable-continued-increase-in-salmonella-infections-in… farms where salmonella was found. This increases the risk of people eating contaminated food and becoming ill. …
Publication date: 12-17-2025Strengthening infectious disease surveillance
https://www.rivm.nl/en/infectious-disease-control/strengthening-infectious-disease-surveillance… severity of an infectious disease and the groups most at risk from that pathogen. Privacy is always a consideration …
Publication date: 01-29-2025