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Kick-Off Meeting ACROPOLIS Marcel TM van Raaij, PhD Deputy Director Division Nutrition, Medicines and Consumer Safety. Bezoek VWS/VGP – 11 januari 2007. National Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIVM) 4 Divisions About 1400 employees
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Kick-Off Meeting ACROPOLIS Marcel TM van Raaij, PhD Deputy Director Division Nutrition, Medicines and Consumer Safety Bezoek VWS/VGP – 11 januari 2007
National Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIVM) • 4 Divisions • About 1400 employees Our mission is to benefit people, society and the environment, matching our expertise, knowledge and research with that of colleagues from around the world
The Netherlands Germany Dutch ministries Amsterdam The Hague Utrecht Rotterdam Belgium Cologne Brussels France
Division Nutrition, Medicines and Consumer Safety • Food Safety • Chemical Safety (Environment, User Safety) • Healthy Food • Safety and Quality of Medicines and Medical Products • Health Protection Research • Chemical Safety of Non-Food products
Food safety Contaminants PCB’s Dioxines Heavy metals
Food safety Natural toxins; fungal growth on grains Gangrene (vasoconstriction) and depression of CNS
Food safety Food additives
Food safety Pesticides Pesticides
Method and Model development Probabilistic Risk Assessment Non Food Exposure Models BMD Food Consumption Surveys PBPK Food Intake Models
Integratedriskassessment Welcome to All Lot of Succes ACROPOLIS