Programme 1

08.11.2022 - Programme

2nd BfR Knowledge Dialogue "Trust during a crisis" (566.60 KB)

FAQ 1

09.02.2024 - BfR FAQs

Why a tiger is a hazard, but not necessarily a risk - The difference between risk and hazard (231.91 KB)

Registration form 2

27.06.2016 - Application Form

5th BfR-Summer Academy on Risk Assessment and Risk Communication in Food Safety (1.14 MB)

17.08.2015 - Application Form

4th BfR-Summer Academy on Risk Assessment and Risk Communication in Food Safety (1.13 MB)

Publications - Brochures 1

01.05.2024 - Brochure

Guideline for the assessment of health risks (778.66 KB)

Flyer 6

05.09.2022 - Flyer

10th BfR-Summer Academy 2022 (1.28 MB)

16.08.2021 - Flyer

9th BfR-Summer Academy 2021 - Lecture Series (1.96 MB)

12.08.2019 - Flyer

8th BfR-Summer Academy on Risk Assessment and Risk Communication in Food Safety (1.88 MB)

03.07.2017 - Flyer

6th BfR-Summer Academy on Risk Assessment and Risk Communication in Food Safety (1.23 MB)

27.06.2016 - Flyer

5th BfR-Summer Academy on Risk Assessment and Risk Communication in Food Safety (716.44 KB)

17.08.2015 - Flyer

4th BfR-Summer Academy on Risk Assessment and Risk Communication in Food Safety (1.33 MB)

Other documents 1

17.08.2015 - Description

4th BfR-Summer Academy on Risk Assessment and Risk Communication in Food Safety (155.86 KB)

Press releases 102

29.10.2019

"Vaping": The BfR advises against self-mixing e-liquids

15.11.2019

"Vaping": The BfR advises against self-mixing e-liquids

17.07.2023

#Krisenalltag – Kommunikation in der Pandemie: Exhibition opens

26.09.2022

A different kind of lesson: consumer health protection at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment - for young people

09.06.2021

A fact check on health risks

28.11.2022

A new handbook highlights six steps to successful risk communication

15.08.2014

Advanced training and networking for experts from all over the world

20.03.2018

Aluminium and food - almost half the population tries to avoid aluminium in everyday life

28.11.2019

An increased number of people are worried about mycotoxins in food

28.10.2020

Attention! Danger: what fear does to us

16.10.2024

Audible “Risk”

29.06.2021

Between fear and confidence

16.11.2016

Between truth claims and wishful thinking - science for politics and society

31.10.2024

BfR Consumer Monitor: The majority of Germans are aware of the "sleep hormone" melatonin, but many are sceptical

08.05.2019

BfR grants electronic access to files for first time

12.07.2021

BfR is a well-known authority in consumer health protection

29.09.2017

BfR school kids' university: Young people in Berlin explore consumer health protection

27.01.2015

BfR study on risk perception: the majority of German consumers believe that animal farming is the cause of antimicrobial resistance

23.11.2017

BfR2GO: Consumer health protection "to go"

08.09.2014

Brucellosis: discovered more than 100 years ago and still a hot topic

26.09.2024

Button cells: Serious health damage possible for small children if swallowed

25.11.2020

Chia, goji & co. - Superfoods are part of a healthy diet for approximately half of the population

07.09.2021

Colourful, extended shelf life, and flavourful - What does the population think about food additives?

14.05.2019

Common diarrhoea pathogen unknown to many people

26.04.2021

Consumer health protection: Majority of the population trusts science

05.05.2020

Consumer health protection: Over half of the population trusts state authorities

29.10.2021

Consumer perspective: Majority considers food in Germany to be safe

08.06.2021

COVID-19 communication among authorities and the media

25.11.2024

Discovering the world of bacteria and viruses

02.03.2016

Divergence between media reporting and scientific assessment leads to scepticism among consumers

17.09.2015

Diversity instead of monotony - safe through variety

21.04.2022

E-Cigarettes in Test

27.04.2020

E-cigarettes: Majority of the population sees health risks

27.09.2022

Edible insects, energy drinks and antimicrobial resistance: experience consumer health protection up close

10.02.2016

Energy Drinks: When do they pose a risk?

02.11.2017

Everyday risks at a glance - Promoting risk-literate decisions with transparent visualisations

10.09.2024

Food additives in the spotlight

31.03.2022

Food and everyday products: What is the population concerned about?

12.11.2021

For safe tattoo inks: BfR event promotes exchange between scientists, lawmakers and manufacturers

20.04.2022

Fourth Joint Symposium on Nanotechnology

23.06.2023

From the trough to the plate – why safe feed is important also for human health

23.12.2021

Fruits of fear

04.10.2017

Germs in the kitchen: Salmonella better known than Campylobacter

06.08.2013

Globally Traded Foods: How can the health and economic risks be reduced?

20.06.2019

Health risks - what role does age play?

06.12.2019

Health risks: a picture is worth a thousand words

24.06.2022

How healthy is vegan? The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment at the Long Night of the Sciences

19.11.2012

How independent can science be?

15.07.2022

How risky is it? New "BfR2GO" issue with cover story on 20th anniversary of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

30.06.2022

How super are "superfoods" really?

18.04.2017

Important topics of consumer health protection still widely unknown

06.09.2013

Information event to be staged by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment at the Alexanderplatz in Berlin

15.06.2022

InnoMat.Life conference presents characterisation and testing methods for innovative, as yet little researched materials

01.12.2022

It's not rocket science

07.05.2018

Majority of the population trusts state structures in consumer health protection

16.05.2023

Many people concerned about microplastics

20.11.2024

Melatonin in food supplements: not a “gentle sleeping aid”

22.10.2018

Microplastics in food - many unanswered questions among scientists and the general public

01.11.2022

Mission: Safety first - 20 years' work in protecting consumer health

20.11.2024

More than just insects: Alternative protein sources complement conventional feed and food

03.12.2021

More than text: With knowledge through the Covid-19 pandemic

21.10.2024

Mushrooms: mistakes can be fatal

15.05.2024

Natural toxins in food: Many people are not aware of the health risks

22.08.2022

On a discovery tour of the “BfR Nectar Hectare”: experience the bee’s everyday work with all your senses

12.10.2022

On the trail of the bees' riddle - Plant labyrinth at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment attracted young and old visitors

22.10.2014

Online dialogue forum: consumers ask the BfR about aluminium

13.10.2023

Parliamentary evening at the end of the exhibition “#Krisenalltag – Kommunikation in der Pandemie”

22.02.2022

Pills and powders: About one third of the population takes vitamins via food supplements every week

04.06.2021

Plant protection products: Cause for concern?

05.02.2019

Poisoning accidents among children: free material gives information on the BfR app

20.10.2020

Population currently sees coronavirus as the greatest health risk

11.11.2022

Product and food safety enjoys confidence

18.09.2013

Protecting children from poisoning

21.02.2023

Raw food: health risks are often underestimated

19.04.2013

Risk at a glance

17.05.2024

Risk communication: lessons learnt from the pandemic

10.11.2017

Risk perception of genome editing: reservations and a great demand for information

23.11.2015

Scientific expertise for those on the move

04.10.2012

Shishas, tattoos and bubble tea - cool but risky?

30.01.2020

Study on e-cigarettes: In Germany so far no life-threatening poisoning by e-cigarette use ("vaping")

03.12.2024

Swallowed button cells can cause serious harm to small children

19.11.2018

Tattoos are popular - Half of all Germans regard tattoo inks as safe

04.11.2013

The BfR President responds to questions from consumers on hormonally active substances

14.10.2015

The large majority of consumers believe food in Germany is safe

04.12.2017

The person behind the algorithm and the cow in a haystack: risk assessment on the big stage at the BfR Science Slam

10.05.2016

Three quarters of the population believe that food in Germany is safe

18.02.2019

Uncertainty - a normal part of science

12.07.2024

Under the microscope from a young age

27.11.2013

Unknown key technology: what Germans think of nanotechnology

21.12.2020

Vegan diet - a question of values

10.11.2017

Vegan diet as lifestyle choice and the need for risk communication

09.11.2020

Veganism: Vitamin B12 is well supplemented, iodine is a matter of concern

21.08.2019

What came before the egg? The world’s largest chicken made of plants knows the answer

25.10.2019

What do people understand by risk?

26.11.2020

What does a crisis cost?

31.10.2023

What does the public think about artificial sweeteners?

27.12.2023

What nature's poison kitchen offers

23.01.2023

What's in our food? The science in our cooking pots

20.01.2021

What's in your food: a look into the BfR MEAL Study kitchen

30.08.2019

When the crisis hits: International crisis practice helps prepare for an emergency scenario

02.11.2022

Why trust is essential not only in times of crisis

17.08.2022

Working together for better food and nutrition safety

Communication 10

23.10.2024 - Communication Nr. 047/2024

What Values Does Science Hold? (162.49 KB)

18.03.2024 - Communication No. 015/2024

Tattoo colours, e-cigarettes, raw food: are there risks? (130.03 KB)

20.06.2022 - BfR Communication No. 015/2022

Ensuring safety of nanotechnologies: German-Iranian exchange at a research workshop on 9–10 June 2022 (41.15 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)

18.12.2019 - BfR Communication No 051/2019

Exchange about flows of goods more necessary than ever (139.13 KB)

09.10.2019 - BfR Communication No 039/2019

A step closer to EU standards: strengthening consumer protection in Albania (111.48 KB)

18.01.2019 - BfR Communication No 003/2019

Mould fungus toxins and adulterated food: Students visit the BfR during MINT Week (135.70 KB)

13.12.2018 - BfR Communication No 041/2018

How can science assert itself in the age of "fake news"? (150.75 KB)

23.02.2017 - BfR Communication No 001/2017

How certain are you? The BfR supports the EFSA with a survey on the communication of scientific uncertainty (33.41 KB)

20.05.2016 - BfR Communication No. 014/2016

BfR calls for the vocational integration of refugees and is expanding its multilingual range of risk communication (32.28 KB)

Videos 2

Publikationen - Tagungsbände/Proceedings 1

04.06.2013 - Proceedings, 13. and 14. September 2012, Published

Acting in Times of Crisis and Crisis Prevention (5.27 MB)