plant protection products
Programme
1
Opinion
5
30.11.2023
- Opinion No. 063/2023
Plant protection products and Parkinson’s: confirmation of previous findings (257.39 KB)
01.09.2021
- Updated BfR Opinion No 024/2021
Health risk assessment of ethylene oxide residues in sesame seeds (140.64 KB)
26.04.2021
- BfR Opinion No 013/2021
Assessment of health risks from pesticide residues on cut flowers (200.71 KB)
24.04.2019
- BfR Opinion No 015/2019
Health impairment through carbofuran in red chili unlikely (204.42 KB)
03.04.2019
- BfR Opinion No. 008/2019
New meta-analysis of glyphosate-based plant protection products does not alter the assessment of the active substance (147.09 KB)
FAQ
3
10.09.2024
- FAQ des BfR
Questions and Answers Emergency authorisations of plant protection products (186.60 KB)
Presentation
17
24.11.2017
- Presentation Christopher Dobe
Implementation of toxicological data from each other legal provisions (e.g. REACH) - An industry perspective (1.32 MB)
24.11.2017
- Presentation Gilles-Eric Séralini
Studies of pesticide toxicities from data on declared active substances and formulants - An university perspective (13.35 MB)
24.11.2017
- Presentation Robert Landsiedel
Data from alternative methodologies for cumulative risk assessment - An industry perspective (4.63 MB)
24.11.2017
- Presentation Martin Dermine
Tools for a better understanding of cumulative interactions - An NGO perspective (1.24 MB)
24.11.2017
- Presentation Tamara Coja and Korinna Wend
Application of the calculation method in regulatory risk assessment - An authority perspective (3.23 MB)
24.11.2017
- Presentation Ivana Fegert
Application of the new EFSA Guidance on assessment of metabolites for dietary risk assessment for new submissions - An industry perspective (1.49 MB)
24.11.2017
- Presentation José Tarazona
Grouping principles, assessment and testing of metabolites for the approval an re-approval of active substances - An authority perspective (2.67 MB)
24.11.2017
- Presentation Xavier Sarda
MetaPath, an international database on pesticide metabolism - An authority perspective (5.40 MB)
24.11.2017
- Presentation Kristina Wagner
Need for further research on alternative tiered testing strategies - An NGO perspective (489.04 KB)
23.11.2017
- Presentation Karin Nienstedt
Independence of scientific data and risk assessments for decision making based on evidence (720.76 KB)
23.11.2017
- Presentation Euros Jones
Public availability and financing of studies - An industry perspective (1.00 MB)
23.11.2017
- Presentation Peter Clausing
Scientific publications in the regulatory practice: An NGO perspective (343.39 KB)
23.11.2017
- Presentation Antonio F. Hernández-Jerez
Application of human epidemiological studies to pesticide risk assessment (930.53 KB)
23.11.2017
- Presentation Jens Schubert
How to maintain a robust and objective dialogue between government and stakeholder experts? - A national authority perspective (2.23 MB)
23.11.2017
- Presentation Euros Jones
Robust and objective scientific dialogue between government and stakeholder experts - An industry perspective (221.70 KB)
23.11.2017
- Presentation Angeliki Lyssimachou
How to maintain a robust and objective scientific dialogue between government and stakeholder experts? - An NGO perspective (1.56 MB)
23.11.2017
- Presentation James Ramsay
Robust and objective scientific dialogue between government and stakeholder experts - an Authority perspective (1.10 MB)
Infographic
2
21.09.2016
- Infographic
Zonal authorisation procedure for plant protection products in the EU (183.41 KB)
14.06.2016
- Infographic
EU Approval Process of Active Substances in Plant Protection Products (244.18 KB)
Conference report
1
FAQs
3
Other documents
2
Press releases
8
Topic pages
12
Communication
23
29.02.2024
- Communication No. 012/2024
Residues of plant protection products with PFAS active ingredients in fruit and vegetables: Is there a health risk? (165.33 KB)
08.12.2023
- Communication No. 066/2023
Pesticide residues in mulled wine – potential to spoil the festive season? (211.06 KB)
06.07.2023
- Communication No. 031/2023
Glyphosate – EFSA information on re-evaluation as a plant protection active substance published (253.31 KB)
14.06.2023
- Communication No. 025/2023
Plant protection products - high standards for risk assessment also in case of mixtures (319.73 KB)
07.06.2023
- Communication No 022/2023
Residues of plant production products in strawberries – no health effects expected (470.76 KB)
07.06.2023
- Communication No 023/2023
Study on the transparent approval of plant protection products: Manufacturers should submit all available studies on an active substance (466.59 KB)
17.01.2023
- Updated communication No 003/2023 of the BfR
EU database on processing factors (272.83 KB)
07.02.2022
- Communication No 007/2020 from the BfR
Copyright: Appeal Dismissed by the Federal Court of Justice (36.05 KB)
22.06.2021
- Communication No 019/2021 from the BfR
Glyphosate: Assessment report open for public comment in September (122.45 KB)
01.02.2021
- Communication No 002/2021 from the BfR
Glyphosate - what comes next and where can I have my say? (160.36 KB)
05.08.2020
- Communication No 036/2020 from the BfR
Is the state a scientist? Cologne Regional Court confirms BfR's copyright protection for scientific work - BfR obtains injunctive relief (130.87 KB)
23.01.2020
- BfR Communication No 006/2020
Working together for health: The BfR Forum discusses safe applications of plant protection products (137.20 KB)
30.09.2019
- BfR Communication No 038/2019
Better assessment of pesticide residues with digital tools (140.44 KB)
08.08.2019
- BfR Communication No 031/2019
The insecticide Chlorpyrifos does not fulfil the criteria for renewal of approval: BfR shares the scientific assessment of EFSA (123.46 KB)
07.08.2019
- BfR Communication No 030/2019
Plant protection products - how is the health risk for users assessed? (114.63 KB)
24.07.2019
- BfR Communication No 026/2019
Using plant protection products in home and allotment gardens safely (157.68 KB)
07.06.2019
- BfR Communication No 021/2019
No cancer risks concealed: All professional conclusions reached by the BfR have been publicly accessible for years (181.47 KB)
20.03.2019
- BfR communication No 006/2019
More openness and transparency in the assessment of the active substances con-tained in plant protection products - on the basis of valid law (149.56 KB)
14.01.2019
- BfR communication No 002/2019
Independence and quality assurance of the European glyphosate assessment (165.09 KB)
20.09.2018
- BfR Communication No 029/2018
Plant protection products: Focus on consumer safety (123.98 KB)
28.05.2018
- BfR Communication No 013/2018
Special committee on the EU procedure for approval of active substances in plant protection products: BfR statements can be accessed online (29.40 KB)
06.02.2018
- BfR Communication No. 004/2018
What does the future hold for harmonised human health risk assessment of plant protection products? Workshop on the optimisation and harmonisation of the risk assessment procedure at the BfR (37.41 KB)
07.05.2015
- BfR Communication No. 012/2015