The history of BfR
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment is one of two successor institutes to the Federal Institute for Consumer Health Protection and Veterinary Medicine (BgVV) which was, in turn, one of three successor federal institutes to the Federal Health Office (BGA) which was dissolved in 1994.
Chronology table
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1876: |
Founding of the Imperial Health Office |
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1906: |
Some sections of the Imperial Health Office moved into new premises on the "Dahlem triangle". |
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1919: |
Renaming as the Reich Health Office |
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1933-1945: |
In the Reich Health Office a "racial hygiene and human biology research department" was set up. It officially paved the way for the killing and forced sterilisation of thousands of Sinti and Roma. |
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1945-1952: |
Renaming as Central Institute for Hygiene and Health Care which initially reported to the City Council and then the Senate of Berlin. |
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1952-1994: |
Establishment of the Federal Health Office within the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Health |
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1994-2002: |
Founding of the Federal Institute for Consumer Health Protection and Veterinary Medicine within the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Health |
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2002: |
Founding of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment within the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture |
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2011: |
Surrender of the property in Berlin-Dahlem and move to two modern laboratory and office buildings at the new BfR location in Berlin-Jungfernheide |
Information on the exhibition "The Reich Health Office under National Socialism" can be found under "Further information". The exhibition is lent out free of charge.