Short introduction of C&M Product Safety within nVWA

1. Chemical & Microbiological Product Safety
Groningen, The Netherlands
Market Enforcement and Surveillance in the Netherlands

2. February 2010
Contents
• Introduction
• Mission
• Key Tasks
• Activities
• Expertise
• (Inter)national activities
• Laboratory
• Instruments

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Introduction
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The Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (VWA)
is part of the central government
Under full responsibility of the Ministry of Economics,
Agriculture & Innovation and the Ministry of Health,
Welfare & Sports
Independent agency

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Mission
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To work towards a visible risk production in food and
consumer products with regard to public health, veterinary
health and animal welfare

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Key Tasks
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Inspection
Risk assessment
Risk communication

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Activities
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Market Surveillance and enforcement of legislation
Advice to responsible minister and policy makers
Exchange of information with European Commission
Exchange of information with (inter)national authorities
Contacts with branch organisations
Contacts with consumer and consumer organisations
Contacts with health professionals
Consumer complaints
Handling of incidents, including “Rapid Alerts”

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Expertise
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Cosmetics
Tattoo inks & Piercing
Toys
Textiles
Food Contact Materials (National Reference Laboratory)
Household Chemicals
Biocides & Detergents
Organizer Proficiency Studies (CHEK)

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(Inter)national activities
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ISO/TC217 Cosmetics
o WG 1 Microbiology
o WG 3 Analytical methods
o WG 4 Terminology
o WG 6 GMP
o WG 7 Sun Protection
CEN/TC 347 allergens (Convenor)
o WG 1 Nickel migration
o WG 4 Perfumes

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(Inter)national activities
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CEN/TC 392 Cosmetics
o WG 1 Chemical Analytical Methods
o WG 2 Microbiology
CEN/TC 52/WG 5 Toys & Childcare articles
o TG 1 Chemical Toys
o TG 2 Migration of certain elements
o TG 3 N-Nitrosamines and N-Nitrosatable substances

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(Inter)national activities
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CEN/TC 248 WG26 Textiles – Analytical Methods
CEN/TC 52/WG5 Toys & Childcare articles
National Reference Lab for Food Contact Materials
PEMSAC
Council of Europe
National Mirror Committee Textiles
National Mirror Committee Cosmetics
National Mirror Committee Toys
National Mirror Committee Disinfectants
National Mirror Committee Precious Metals
Training other European Member States

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Laboratory
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Accreditation ISO/IEC 17025:2005 for quality system
Fixed scope accreditation for 7 methods
Chemical and Microbiological team (22 FTE)
2008: 3900 analyses
2009: 4400 analyses
2010: 3700 analyses
Anoxomat
Pathogen laboratory and own preparation of culture media
HPLC, GC, GC-MS, LC-MS, UPLC-MS-MS, ICP-MS, FTIR, NIR, XRF and
SPF instrument

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Instruments
Liquid Chromatography
– HPLC-DAD (7)
– HPLC-RID (2)
– HPLC-FLD (2)
– HPLC-VWD (1)
– HPLC-ECD (1)
– HPLC-DAD-MS (1)
– UPLC-MS-MS (1)

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Instruments
Gas Chromatography
– GC-FID (4)
– GC-FPD (1)
– GC-MS (4)

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Instruments
Spectroscopy
– XRF (1)
– ICP-MS (1)
– FTIR (1)
– NIR (1)
– UVA/UVB analyser(1)