{"id":195497,"date":"2026-01-19T17:18:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T16:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=195497"},"modified":"2026-01-21T17:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:43:03","slug":"voedsel-en-warenautoriteit-sprak-de-erasmus-universiteit-aan-over-rookverbod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/01\/19\/voedsel-en-warenautoriteit-sprak-de-erasmus-universiteit-aan-over-rookverbod\/","title":{"rendered":"Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority reprimanded Erasmus University about smoking ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority addressed Erasmus University at the end of 2024 over the enforcement of the smoking ban. The ban needs to be made more clearly visible on the Woudestein campus. No fine was issued, although this may still follow if a next inspection shows that the warning has not been acted upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The smoking ban on the Woudestein campus needs to be communicated more clearly, according to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA). This organisation inspects whether educational institutions properly enforce the statutory smoking ban. The NVWA itself does not comment on inspections or their results for individual institutions, an NVWA spokesperson says. A spokesperson for Erasmus University does confirm that the NVWA addressed the university at the end of 2024, stating that the smoking ban needs to be communicated better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2024, the NVWA issued eleven fines and fifteen official warnings after a total of 89 inspections at various types of educational institutions. \u201cIn order to impose a fine, the NVWA must substantiate in a report of findings why the violation can be attributed to the institution\u201d, the NVWA spokesperson explains by email. \u201cFor example because the caretaker walks past a smoker without addressing them. Or if smoking takes place for a longer period of time and no one addresses the smokers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After an official warning or a fine, a re-inspection follows after three months. \u201cIf only compliance assistance has been provided (so no official warning or fine was issued), a re-inspection does not necessarily follow and that time frame does not apply.\u201d According to this guideline, Erasmus University therefore did not receive an official warning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the end of 2025, representatives of all departments and tenants on campus (such as catering outlets) at Erasmus University were asked whether they would be willing to address smokers in future and ask their colleagues and staff to do the same. \u201cWe would like to call on you to take shared responsibility in enforcing this smoke-free policy\u201d, the email from Real Estate & Facilities (REF) states. \u201cWhen you see staff, students or visitors smoking on campus, we kindly ask you to address them about their behaviour and remind them of our smoke-free policy and the statutory obligations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t

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