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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Isoniazid - 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