BfR-Opinions 2018
Publications
37
21.12.2018
- BfR Opinion No 045/2018
Game meat: health assessment of human-pathogenic parasites (661.25 KB)
20.12.2018
- BfR Opinion No 044/2018
Erucic acid: BfR endorses proposed maximum levels, but foods with added fats should be restricted too (176.83 KB)
19.12.2018
- BfR Communication No. 043/2018
berufundfamilie audit: German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment awarded certificate for family-friendly personnel policy for the fourth time (140.86 KB)
13.12.2018
- BfR Communication No 041/2018
How can science assert itself in the age of "fake news"? (150.75 KB)
07.12.2018
- Opinion No 039/2018 of the BfR
Poppy seeds in food: The content of opium alkaloid thebaine should be reduced as much as possible (318.02 KB)
07.12.2018
- Updated BfR Opinion No. 040/2018
Risk assessment of chondroitin sulfate in food supplements (257.17 KB)
06.12.2018
- BfR Communication No 038/2018
Are microplastics poisonous? Guest researcher from France examines possible health risks (150.59 KB)
03.12.2018
- BfR Communication No 037/2018
Non-dioxin-like PCBs are undesirable in food and feed (193.05 KB)
20.11.2018
- BfR Communication No 036/2018
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) proposes new health-based guidance value for dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (145.43 KB)
08.11.2018
- BfR Communication No. 035/2018
Cooking for science - BfR MEAL study celebrating its 2nd birthday (143.91 KB)
08.11.2018
- BfR Opinion No 034/2018
Tetrahydrocannabinol levels are too high in many hemp-containing foods - health impairments are possible (686.32 KB)
29.10.2018
- BfR Communication No 033/2018
Is there a risk to human health from microplastics? More research and scientific data needed (112.61 KB)
22.10.2018
- BfR Communication No. 031/2018
BfR and BVL simulate food crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina (131.31 KB)
25.09.2018
- BfR Communication No 030/2018
REACH Compliance Workshop at the BfR (133.54 KB)
20.09.2018
- BfR Communication No 029/2018
Plant protection products: Focus on consumer safety (123.98 KB)
05.09.2018
- BfR Opinion No 028/2018
Brucellosis: Although risk of infection from mare's milk is low in Germany, BfR still recommends heat treatment (245.86 KB)
14.08.2018
- BfR Communication No. 027/2018
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) put to the test (126.39 KB)
07.08.2018
- BfR Opinion No 026/2018
EU maximum levels for cadmium in food for infants and young children sufficient - Exposure to lead should fundamentally be reduced to the achievable minimum (160.83 KB)
03.08.2018
- BfR Communication No 025/2018
Connection between "chalky teeth" in children (molar-incisor hypomineralisation, MIH) and the uptake of Bisphenol A not likely (57.12 KB)
26.07.2018
- BfR Opinion No 024/2018
Release of metals from enamel-coated grill racks: Several give off too much (23.63 KB)
10.07.2018
- Updated BfR Communication No 023/2018
BfR calculator for estimating consumer exposure to biocide residues in food (37.39 KB)
18.06.2018
- BfR Opinion No 021/2018
Francisella tularensis infections from foods unlikely (41.07 KB)
08.06.2018
- BfR Communication No 019/2018
Isoglucose and sucrose (household sugar) can be assessed similarly in terms of the potential to damage health (49.06 KB)
05.06.2018
- BfR Communication No 018/2018
Levels of pharmacologically active opium alkaloids in poppy seeds should be lowered to the minimum technologically achievable level (39.87 KB)
01.06.2018
- BfR Communication No. 017/2018
BfR MEAL Study: BfR intensifying cooperation with Republic of Korea (32.10 KB)
01.06.2018
- BfR Communication No 016/2018
Robotic arm and bone-on-a-chip: Schoolgirls meet BfR scientists at the German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals (27.93 KB)
30.05.2018
- BfR Opinion No. 014/2018
Polyamide oligomers: plastic components from kitchenware (183.18 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)
11.05.2018
- BfR Opinion No 011/2018
Hygiene for chicken eggs – protection from Campylobacter (37.48 KB)
23.04.2018
- BfR Opinion No 010/2018
Table potatoes should contain low levels of glycoalkaloids (solanine) (82.62 KB)
19.04.2018
- BfR Opinion No 009/2018
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in food: Prediction of the disease-causing potential of the various strains not yet possible (43.82 KB)
27.02.2018
- Updated BfR Opinion No. 008/2018
Highly refined mineral oils in cosmetics: Health risks are not to be expected according to current knowledge (167.58 KB)
15.02.2018
- Updated BfR Opinion No 007/2018
The entry of chlorate into the food chain should be reduced (36.52 KB)
15.02.2018
- Updated BfR Opinion No 006/2018
The entry of perchlorate into the food chain should be reduced (35.44 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)
26.01.2018
- BfR Communication 003/2018
Small errors, fatal consequences: Why kitchen hygiene is not only important in canteens and restaurants but also at home (41.74 KB)
18.01.2018
- Updated BfR Communication No. 002/2018