Netherlands
Codex Contact Point
Dr Marie-Ange Delen, Coordinator Codex Alimentarius, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Plant Supply Chain and Food Quality Department, P.O.Box 20401, 2500 EK, The Hague, Netherlands
Telephone:
+31 6 46152167
Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Website:
http://www.codexalimentarius.nl
Competent authorities
Name of authority:
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Mandate/competence:
(EU) Legislation
Name of authority:
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Mandate/competence:
(EU) Legislation
Name of authority:
Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)
Mandate/competence:
Official controls and risk analysis
INFOSAN Emergency Contact Point
Food safety and consumer protection – laws and regulations
The current list of legislation, related to food safety and consumer protection in each country, is extracted from FAO's database on Food Legislation FAOLEX. While FAOLEX makes every effort to serve as a high quality, reliable source of information, no guarantee is given that the information provided in FAOLEX is correct, complete, and up-to-date.The national Codex programme
National Codex consultative mechanism
Providers of scientific and technical input to national consultation on Codex
Risk Assessments and Scientific Data
National bodies providing risk assessment and scientific advice
On a national level, risk assessments and scientific advice is provided by various organisations, including the Office for Risk Assessment of the NVWA, National Institute for Public Health, and RIKILT Laboratories.
Risk assessment, risk profiles, scientific opinions
(In Dutch) http://www.rivm.nl/rvs/Risicobeoordeling (on this page links to:
• models for risk-assessment and
• guidelines for risk-assessment)
(In English: more general information) https://english.nvwa.nl/
Official Laboratories
Official Laboratory:
NVWA laboratory, Wageningen
RIKILT laboratory, Bilthoven
Official Competence:
EU obligations
Official Laboratory:
RIKILT laboratory, Wageningen
Official Competence:
Research and development - Microbiological food safety
Official Laboratory:
RIVM laboratory, Bilthoven
Official Competence:
Research and development -
Chemical food safety