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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentInformation about cervical cancer screening
https://www.rivm.nl/en/cervical-cancer-screening-programme/information-materials… We use the population screening to detect if someone is at risk of cervical cancer. Early detection can prevent … who take part in the population screening are at a lower risk of cervical cancer. If you are between 30 and 60 years …
Publication date: 02-10-2015Flu and flu vaccine
https://www.rivm.nl/en/flu-and-flu-vaccine… the flu virus (influenza virus). The flu vaccine lowers the risk of getting flu. RIVM monitors the development of the … over and people with certain conditions are especially at risk of becoming seriously ill with flu. These people can …
Publication date: 09-19-2013Travellers 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: 02-27-2023Flu jab for additional groups
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/flu-jab-for-additional-groups… aged 60 years and older, and to people who are at higher risk of becoming seriously ill from the flu virus due to … vaccine doses are available. People in the additional risk groups can contact their GP directly between 1 October …
Publication date: 09-22-2021Healthy Living Environment programme launched
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/healthy-living-environment-programme-launched… is one that is clean and safe, protects against health risks and encourages exercise and socialising. The Ministry … and shows how a healthy living environment reduces the risks of cancer, dementia and overweight. In 2023, the ZonMw …
Publication date: 10-09-2023More pneumonia near goat farms, bacteria may explain why
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/more-pneumonia-near-goat-farms-bacteria-may-explain-why… living in areas with a high density of livestock farms. The risk of pneumonia is higher if people live within 2000 … in residential proximity of goat farms have an additional risk of pneumonia. The risk is highest for the people living closest to the farms. …
Publication date: 02-04-2025Early 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: 12-16-2025Rethinking regulation: Should nanomaterials be considered biological entities?
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/rethinking-regulation-should-nanomaterials-be-considered-biological-entities… list various well-known challenges regarding the safety assessment of nanomaterials. However, they do not provide … several challenges and difficulties related to safety assessment of nanomaterials. One example given is that the … that should be addressed in their regulatory safety assessment. However, the perspective does not offer a clear …
Publication date: 12-19-2024Rabies
https://www.rivm.nl/en/rabies… are bitten, scratched or licked by an infected animal. The risk of infection is very low in the Netherlands. People who … raccoons), or by bats (also in the Netherlands). Another risk in the Netherlands comes from unvaccinated dogs and … have a lyssavirus infection. That is why there is a minimal risk of catching rabies after contact with bats. Bats almost …
Publication date: 09-01-2025Nanosafer tool
https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/mission-and-strategy/international-affairs/international-projects/nanoregii/safe-innovation-approach-toolbox/nanosafer-tool… Online control banding and risk management tool for manufactured nanomaterials. Hazard assessment and case-specific exposure potentials are combined into an integrated assessment of risk levels expressed in control bands with associated risk …
Publication date: 09-08-2017Plastics
https://www.rivm.nl/en/plastics… are present in the environment on a large scale, but their risks to humans and the ecosystem are largely unknown. …
Publication date: 01-17-2023Testing 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: 06-03-2026Overview of ANV publications
https://www.rivm.nl/en/national-security/overview-of-anv-publications… Analysis 2024 (in-depth exploration) • Dutch National Risk assessment 2022 • Dutch National Risk Assessment 2019 • Dutch National Risk Profile 2016 …
Publication date: 01-27-2025Out of REACH? Regulatory challenges for multicomponent nanomaterials
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/out-of-reach-regulatory-challenges-for-multicomponent-nanomaterials… uncertainties remain regarding their categorisation and assessment. More precise definitions and guidelines are … their solubility and dissolution, it is unclear whether the assessment should focus on a single or multiple components. …
Publication date: 06-12-2025ANV Methodology
https://www.rivm.nl/en/national-security/anv-methodology… of its analyses, the ANV uses the National Risk Assessment Guidelines. These guidelines describe how the ANV provides insight into the risks to the national security of the Kingdom of the … of the European Union Starting points for assessing risks The guidelines not only explain the six national …
Publication date: 01-27-2025PATROLS
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/patrols… Exposure to engineered nanomaterials poses a risk to human and environmental health. To date, hazard assessment studies conducted on ENMs have focused on … academics, industrial scientists, government officials and risk assessors to deliver advanced and realistic tools and …
Publication date: 05-23-2018CAQ III
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/caq-iii… nor performance of comprehensive toxicological risk assessment for such events. Goals The vision of the CAQ III project is to minimise current knowledge gaps in health risk assessment of oil-related “fume events” in aircraft in … Cabin Air Quality assessment of long-term effects of contaminants (CAQ III) …
Publication date: 09-11-2023Commission communication on advanced materials for industrial leadership: measures on safety and sustainability are lacking
https://www.rivm.nl/en/weblog/commission-communication-on-advanced-materials-for-industrial-leadership-measures-on-safety… while acknowledging their human health and environmental risks. The European Commission’s 2024 communication … for implementing timely, anticipatory actions to minimise risks and ensure responsible innovation. Key elements to … the EC in 2022, provides a five-step assessment to identify risks, find safer alternatives, and prevent costly …
Publication date: 04-01-2025CHIASMA
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/chiasma… including computational and experimental methods, to enable risk assessment of chemicals and materials. The approaches will … and chemical modelling), hazard identification and risk assessment to stimulate the implementation of … Innovative Methods for the Safety & sustainability Assessment of Chemicals & materials: CHIASMA …
Publication date: 02-01-2024