Reports

In this advisory report, the Superior Health Council provides a comprehensive assessment of the consequences of the large number of e-cigarette flavours on public health. The conclusion? A drastic reduction in the number of flavours is urgently needed.

Healthy living means not smoking and not vaping. To tackle the issues surrounding electronic cigarettes, the Superior Health Council advocates the introduction of package inserts for e-cigarettes with targeted warning messages and reliable information.

Report of the Superior Health Council on a draft Royal Decree on the placing on the market and use of biocidal products.

In this scientific advisory report, we provide recommendations for the development of inserts to be inserted in the packaging units of tobacco and herbal smoking products.

Noise pollution from aircraft can lead to sleep disorders, learning difficulties, high blood pressure and depression. Air traffic emissions have an overall negative impact on health.

Report of the Superior Health Council on the draft Royal Decree on the proposed programme (2023-2027) of the federal plan to reduce the use of plant protection products.

A European law proposal is on the table to authorise the cultivation of NGT plants. These are plants created by the targeted application of new genomic techniques (NGT), such as CRISPR. If this law is adopted, NGT plants could dominate European agriculture in the near future.

The Superior Health Council was asked to comment on the health impact of PFAS and perchlorate in bottled water and water used in the food industry.

Advice report of the Superior Health Council on a draft Royal Decree relating to the federal biocides reduction plan.

At the request of the federal minister of Environment, the Superior Health Council examined the environmental and health impact of mouth mask use, leading to the following conclusions: The protection provided by mouth masks during a pandemic greatly outweighs the potential health risks of...

Advice report of the Superior Health Council on a draft Royal Decree banning the export of certain dangerous substances to countries that are not members of the European Union.

Third National Environment-Health Action Plan (NEHAP3)

Draft Royal Decree regulating fumigation and defumigation

The impact of cigarette filters on public health and the Belgian environment

The use of nitrile undergloves under regular firefighters’ gloves as a protective measure against carcinogenic exposure in fires

In this scientific advisory report on public health policy, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides an update for electronic cigarettes (with or without nicotine) for smokers, non smokers and vapers.

Green and blue cities: nature and human health in an urban setting

In this scientific advisory report, the Superior Health Council of Belgium advocates an interdisciplinary human ecological approach to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report aims at providing policy-makers with recommendations on health and environmental prevention strategies.

In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to public health policy-makers, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides a risk assessment of textile face masks treated with a silver-based biocide for protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

In this scientific advisory report on public health policy, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides guidance to public health policy-makers with respect to the use of glyphosate and glyphosate containing formulations.