RIVM Newsletter

Issue 1, 12 June 2018

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RIVM withdraws from regulatory tobacco committees

RIVM has left the NEN/CEN/ISO committees for tobacco and e-cigarettes. The primary reason for this is the considerable influence the tobacco industry exerts within these committees, whereby safeguarding public health receives insufficient emphasis. Read more

EFSA to use RIVM-model to assess the health risks of mixtures of plant protection products

In April the European Food Safety Authority EFSA announced: “Coming soon: two landmark assessments of the risks posed by exposure to multiple pesticides. Thanks to brilliant work by RIVM”. Read more

WHO : RIVM Centre for Healthy Living a good practice for other countries

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the RIVM Centre for Healthy Living is a prime example of how the national government has taken up its stewardship role within the health promotion landscape for effective health promotion. Read more

Vega study: people who eat meat do not carry more ESBL bacteria

ESBL-producing bacteria occur regularly in animals and on meat. This led to the assumption that people who eat meat frequently would carry ESBL bacteria more often. The Vega study shows that this assumption is wrong. Read more

Protection of Defence personnel against health risks of chromium-6 was inadequate

From 1984-2006, employees of the Dutch Ministry of Defence were exposed to chromium-6 during maintenance work. The RIVM investigation revealed that the Health & Safety policy of the Ministry was inadequate. Read more

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