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Dietary reference values for vitamins and minerals for adults
The evaluation of the dietary reference values for adults leads to a change of the dietary reference values for vitamin A, ...
Testing blood donations for hepatitis E virus
Blood donors can be unknowingly infected with hepatitis E virus.
Population Screening Act: study into hepatic steatosis and liver fibrosis in The Maastricht Study
As part of The Maastricht Study, the Maastricht University Medical Centre intends to examine the association of hepatic steatosis ...
Population Screening Act: a stop-smoking strategy as part of the national cervical cancer screening programme
The department of General Practice of the Academic Medical Center (AMC) in Amsterdam intends to examine the effect of a smoking ...
Draft advisory report for public review ‘2,4-dichloro-1-nitrobenzene and 1,4-dichloro-2-nitrobenzene’
The Subcommittee on the Classification of Carcinogenic Substances of the Dutch Expert Committee on Occupational Safety of the ...
Fitness to drive in one-eyed truck and bus drivers
According to the European directive truck and bus drivers who have lost sight in one eye are not allowed to drive professionally ...
Advisory report for public review 1,2-Dichloroethane
The Health Council of the Netherlands has published a draft report with a recommendation on a health-based occupational exposure ...
Advisory report for public review 4,4’-Methyleenbis(2-chlooraniline)
The Health Council of the Netherlands has published a draft report with a recommendation on a health-based occupational exposure ...
Exposure to phenytoin may damage the unborn child
People occupationally exposed to the drug phenytoin can subsequently suffer from adverse health effects. Pregnant women exposed ...
Working longer in good health asks for tailoring
Because the population is living longer than before government policy has been aimed at working longer. The Health Council of the ...