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  1. Ifosfamide - Evaluation of the effects on reproduction, recommendation for classification

    In the present report, the Health Council of the Netherlands reviewed ifosfamide. Ifosfamide is widely used in chemotherapy for ...

    Advisory report | 03-04-2014

  2. Criteria for the selection of a vaccine against pertussis

    For years only one hexavalent combination vaccine was available for the vaccination of infants. Recently, a second hexavalent ...

    Advisory report | 26-03-2014

  3. The health risks of Bisphenol A analogues

    The Health Council of the Netherlands issued an advisory letter on the health risks of so-called Bisphenol A (BPA) analogues. The ...

    Advisory report | 18-03-2014

  4. Risks of prenatal exposure to substances

    We are exposed to a large number of substances that are present in our environment on a daily basis. In order to prevent or limit ...

    Advisory report | 18-03-2014

  5. Towards a sustainable tissue supply chain

    In the Netherlands, medical treatment involving various types of human tissue is being administered. The tissue supply chain, ...

    Advisory report | 27-02-2014

  6. Benzene - Health-based recommended occupational exposure limit

    Benzene is used primarily in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, as a starting material and intermediate in the synthesis ...

    Advisory report | 21-02-2014

  7. Crop protection and local residents

    Does the use of chemical plant protection products on agricultural land expose local residents to a risk of health impairment? ...

    Advisory report | 29-01-2014

  8. Population screening for breast cancer: expectations and developments

    The Dutch population screening programme for breast cancer results in less women dying of breast cancer, because breast cancers ...

    Advisory report | 22-01-2014

  9. Falls from height

    It is not possible to determine a safe height from which falls do not result in any adverse health effects. Even falling from low ...

    Advisory report | 19-12-2013

  10. Perfluorooctanoic acid and its salts - Evaluation of the carcinogenicity and genotoxicity

    At request of the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, the Health Council of the Netherlands evaluates the carcinogenic ...

    Advisory report | 18-12-2013