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A small bag with several grams of the designer drug, 3-Methylmethcathinone, better known as 3-MMC, alongside a euro note used to snort a line off a mirror. October 2021
Crime
At least 8 illegal designer drug sites back online via a foreign domain
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Farmer and cows in the Netherlands
PoliticsBusinessTechNature
Concerns over livestock heat stress; Animal abuse fines to rise 40 percent
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A mouse inside a house
CrimeTechNature
Banned rat and mouse poison easily available online in Netherlands
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The NVWA seized nearly 220,000 illegal vapes and over 50,000 boxes of nicotine pouches at a company in Zuid-Holland and a storage facility in Noord-Brabant on 6 and 12 May 2026
Crime
Dutch authorities seize 220,000 illegal vapes, 23 million illegal cigarettes
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Two disposable vapes on a blue background
CrimeBusiness
Hundreds of Dutch shops still selling illegal vapes
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Cigarettes
Crime
Over 100,000 illegal cigarettes found in Hague supermarket
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Woman prepping food in a kitchen
BusinessCultureFood
Explosive increase in from-home bakers & cooks, but 9 in 10 don't know food safety rules
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In April 2023, an elderly couple in Hilversum died after drinking from a bottle jenever that turned out to contain amphetamine oil, not Dutch gin
Crime
Jenever bottle turns out to contain amphetamine oil, killing 2; Police seek witnesses
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Construction vehicle toys with play sand
HealthBusiness
Dutch laboratories find asbestos in even more play sand products
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Children playing at a sand table
HealthBusiness
Childcare institutions warned to avoid play sand over possible asbestos
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Factory buildings of Nestle in Nunspeet in the Netherlands
Health
France investigating 2 baby deaths linked to Nestlé; Formula maybe made in Netherlands
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Man's hand holding a cockroach
BusinessCultureFood
Women find cockroach in their pizza at Amsterdam restaurant
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Baby bottle with milk or formula dripping
Health
Four reports of Dutch babies getting sick after drinking Nestlé baby formula
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Stray cat with a litter of kittens
Health
First confirmed case of kittens dying from bird flu in the Netherlands
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Chickens at a poultry farm
HealthBusinessCultureFood
Bird flu found at Terschuur farm in heart of poultry industry
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Pills
Crime
Illegal online medicines shop linked to at least 27 deaths, prosecutor reveals
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Closeup view of various medicine in blister packs
HealthCrimeBusiness
Dutch authorities probe dozens of deaths linked to online drug sales
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Police check the maximum speed of a fatbike in 2024
Politics
No illegal fatbikes seized, sanctions imposed despite promised gov't intervention
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One-day old chickens
Health
Bird flu found at Drenthe farm; First report since March
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72 neglected dog seized from a farm in Friesland, 30 July 2025
Crime
72 neglected dogs removed from Friesland farmhouse
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Closeup view of various medicine in blister packs
HealthPoliticsBusinessCultureLifestyle
NVWA issues another warning against buying weight loss drugs online
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Cigarettes
Business
1 in 5 supermarkets, convenience stores violated cigarette sales ban in first six months
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Two disposable vapes on a blue background
Crime
Authorities seize 80,000 flavored vapes from warehouse near Schiphol
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Cannabis contaminated several bags of Haribo Happy Cola F!ZZ candy, triggering a nationwide recall. May 29, 2025
Health
Another child comatose for three days, possibly after eating cannabis-laced Haribo candy