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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentRisk assessments to determine chemical food safety
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/chemicals-in-food/risk-assessments-to-determine-chemical-food-safety… is found in a food product that is already on the market, a risk assessment can calculate whether it could pose a health hazard. A risk assessment can also determine before admission of a … the human health threshold value to see whether there is a risk of potential health effects. These assessments also …
Publication date: 12-12-2017Monte Carlo Risk Assessment (MCRA)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/chemicals-in-food/monte-carlo-risk-assessment-mcra… Monte Carlo Risk Assessment (MCRA) is a web-based platform containing various … models that users can apply to assess exposure and health risks of single chemicals and chemical mixtures in specific … Recognising the need for mixture risk assessment, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) …
Publication date: 12-12-2017Risk assessments Front Office Food and Product Safety
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/front-office-food-and-product-safety/beoordelingen-front-office-voedsel-en-productveiligheid… These are risk assessments by the Front Office Food and Product Safety that … 2026 Risk Assessment of asbestos in toy sand (published April 2026) … in hen eggs and vice versa [in Dutch] (published July 2024) Risk assessment of PFASs in feed: Transfer of PFASs detected …
Publication date: 06-14-2017International Workshop Feed Risk Assessment - Chemical Safety
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/international-workshop-feed-risk-assessment-chemical-safety… The International Workshop on Feed Risk Assessment – Chemical Safety will aim to explore the … in animal feed. The focus will be on possible animal health risks and health risk for consumers of animal products. … happening and where? The state of the art in feed safety risk assessment, with a focus on contaminants in feed, and …
Publication date: 11-21-2024WHO Collaborating Centre for Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-risk-assessment-of-pathogens-in-food-and-water… Our WHO Collaborating Centre for Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water is committed to … tackle this growing threat to public health effectively. Risk Assessment and Prevention : The WHO Collaborating … Control coordinates the WHO Collaborating Centre for Risk assessment of pathogens in Food and Water. …
Publication date: 03-09-2015RIVM and EFSA optimise new calculation model for mixture risk assessment
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/rivm-and-efsa-optimise-new-calculation-model-for-mixture-risk-assessment… in food. This calculation model is called the Monte Carlo Risk Assessment (MCRA) . … and the MCRA model make it possible to conduct mixture risk assessment relating to food throughout Europe, as described … RIVM and EFSA optimise new calculation model for mixture risk assessment …
Publication date: 10-13-2023Vulnerable groups have a greater risk of dying from heat, also in Amsterdam
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/vulnerable-groups-have-greater-risk-of-dying-from-heat-also-in-amsterdam… and fewer cold days in winter. In the Netherlands the risk of dying increases when it is hot. The municipality of … and of neighbourhoods with less green space have a higher risk of dying from heat. Looking ahead, RIVM estimates that … on the climate scenario. There are no clear differences in risks at low temperatures between different groups of …
Publication date: 11-17-2025Exposure to combination of chemicals appears to be too high, health risks unclear
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/exposure-to-combination-of-chemicals-appears-high-health-risks-unclear… to be high. However, it is still unclear how great the risk to health is. More research is needed. … intake of the chemicals is and therefore how great the risk actually is. Chemical mixtures The European Commission is concerned about the possible risks of ingesting mixtures of chemicals and wants these to …
Publication date: 05-08-2023Combined exposure to high amounts of lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic increases risk of kidney damage
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/combined-exposure-to-high-amounts-of-lead-cadmium-mercury-and-arsenic-increases-risk-of-kidney… too high: Adults who ingest them at high amounts are at risk for kidney damage later in life. This means their … metals covered by the study, the main contributors to the risk of kidney damage were cadmium and lead. This study was … an initial exploratory study that RIVM conducted into the risks of combined exposure to the four metals mentioned …
Publication date: 11-06-2023PARC
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/parc… The European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals: PARC aims to advance … research, share knowledge and improve skills in chemical risk assessment. By doing so, it will help support the … Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals …
Publication date: 06-01-2022Front Office Food and Product Safety
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/front-office-food-and-product-safety… ad hoc questions are asked annually by the NVWA Office for Risk Assessment and Research (NVWA-BuRO). The topics monitored … Office for Food and Product Safety to conduct a (rapid) risk assessment. … Risk assessments …
Publication date: 12-12-2017EFSA-RIVM Partnership
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/efsa-rivm-partnership… Authority (EFSA) is directed to making the Monte Carlo Risk Assessment ( MCRA) model accessible to all countries and … that pesticides residues do not present an unacceptable risk to humans, hereby also taking into account possible … EFSA-RIVM partnership, aiming to make the Monte Carlo Risk Assessment (MCRA) software scalable for large cumulative …
Publication date: 12-16-2015Chemicals in food
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/chemicals-in-food… to chemical food safety by supporting governments with risk assessment, consultancy, methodology development and more. … effects on organs or physiology (toxic effects). The risk of health effects from most chemicals is negligible, … RIVM supports the government by conducting risk assessments, providing policy recommendations and developing …
Publication date: 12-12-2017Report EFSA-RIVM Symposium
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/efsa-rivm-symposium/report-efsa-rivm-symposium… reflect on the state of play in research with regard to the risk assessment and toxicity testing of chemical mixtures in … the European Commission are developing a process by which risk assessment of mixtures can be integrated into future …
Publication date: 06-07-2016EFSA-RIVM Symposium 2016
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/efsa-rivm-symposium-2016… has been made in developing methods for assessing the risk to public health of such exposures to multiple … scientific progress in the whole area of chemical mixture risk assessment and to discuss the feasibility and prioritisation … EFSA-RIVM Symposium 'The future of risk assessment and toxicity testing for chemical mixtures' …
Publication date: 03-10-2016High impact of climate change on health, more knowledge needed on relations between effects
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/great-impact-of-climate-change-on-health-more-research-needed-into-relations-between-effects… of an overview report by the PBL Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency, which describes the influence of climate … Adaptation Strategy (NAS), the Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency (PBL) is looking into the effects of … offer a basis for policy and prioritising the most urgent risks. RIVM recommends researching how the effects of …
Publication date: 05-14-2024Presentations
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/efsa-rivm-symposium/presentations… the road map for future acceptance of mixture testing by risk management Toine Bovee, Leo van de Ven, Jan van … Safety Authority (EFSA) Future perspectives on Mixture Risk Assessment at EFSA Susanne Hougaard Bennekou, the Danish …
Publication date: 06-14-2016Organization
https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/foodborne-diseases/ferg-symposium/organization… de Roda Husman , (Director WHO Collaborating Centre for Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water) Janneke …
Publication date: 02-16-2015Future health impacts of climate change demand action now
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/future-health-impacts-of-climate-change-demand-action-now… those with chronic illnesses. Others are more exposed to risks, for instance due to where they live, the nature of … self-reliance. While these interventions reduce exposure to risks, they are insufficient to ensure long-term resilience. … of a PBL publication In 2024, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), in collaboration with other …
Publication date: 03-31-2026WHO Collaborating Centre on Chemical Food Safety
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-on-chemical-food-safety… Monitoring System and the Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment Programme. In the GEMS/Food programme , chemical … RIVM supports the WHO by developing new methodologies for risk assessment and by improving those that are currently used. …
Publication date: 03-24-2014