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Number of reported illnesses related to food consumption increases each year
In 2022, there were 1,165 reported outbreaks of food-related infections. An outbreak means that two or more people become ill after consuming the same food. A total of 4,470 people became ill.
RIVM modelling for COVID-19 reviewed by international experts

An international audit committee of scientific experts, commissioned by the RIVM Scientific Advisory Board, reviewed the institute’s COVID-19 data analytics and modelling work. These models and data formed a scientific basis for recommendations by the Outbreak Management Team (OMT) and others on COVID-19 control measures in the Netherlands.
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- Registration of food-related outbreaks in the Netherlands, 2022
- Review of the third party risk model for airports in the Netherlands. Transferability and scientific value
- Monitoring of radioactivity in the Netherlands. Air dust and deposition – results 2020 and 2021
- Monitoring of radioactivity in the Netherlands. National Radioactivity Monitoring Network – results 2020 and 2021
- Monitoring of radioactivity in the Netherlands. Milk, Food and Feed – results 2020 and 2021
- Monitoring of radioactivity in the Netherlands. Surface water and seawater – results 2020 and 2021
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