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The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) is a scientific institution within the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV). It advises the federal government and federal Länder on questions of food, chemical and product safety. BfR engages in research on topics that are closely linked to its assessment tasks.

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06-Feb-2025 | science

Tattoo inks: How much colour gets into the body?

Evaluate possible health risks of potentially hazardous chemicals in tattoo ink more accurately in the future

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01-Nov-2023 | science

Fish and seafood - improved trace detection of life-threatening allergy sources

"AQUALLERG-ID": Researchers develop methods for detecting potential food allergens

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06-Apr-2023 | business & finance

Wild garlic: confusion often leads to poisoning

The consumption of toxic doubles can have serious consequences

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22-Feb-2023 | business & finance

Raw food: health risks are often underestimated

A glass of raw milk for breakfast, a roll with raw ham at lunchtime and a homemade smoothie with frozen berries in the afternoon - raw or unheated foods ...

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13-Jul-2022 | science

How do cells react to micro- and nanoplastics?

Plastic particles could also bind potentially harmful substances to themselves and introduce them into the cell as a "Trojan horse"

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05-May-2022 | science

Coronaviruses on Glass

Commercial detergents and manual glass washers effectively remove viruses from glass

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17-Dec-2019 | science

More efficient risk assessment for nanomaterials

Researchers analyse biological mechanisms of action and identify biomarkers

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29-Aug-2019 | science

Allergy risk: Metal particles from tattoo needles detected in the skin for the first time

Particles containing nickel and chromium also enter the lymph nodes

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15-May-2019 | science

Common diarrhoea pathogen unknown to many people

Salmonella, genetically modified foods and microplastics in food head the awareness scale of health and consumer topics in Germany. Despite this, more than ...

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28-Jan-2019 | science

Do chemicals make you fat?

The EU research project EDCMET is investigating the effect of endocrine disruptors on metabolism

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14-Sep-2018 | science

Science learns from its mistakes too

A mathematical model shows that even seemingly inconclusive studies speed up the gain in knowledge

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18-Apr-2018 | career

Systematic analysis of data from animal models reveals opportunities and limitations

Professor Malcolm Macleod awarded the BfR’s Maria Sibylla Merian Fellowship

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06-Oct-2017 | science

Germs in the kitchen: Salmonella better known than Campylobacter

What health risks are consumers aware of? What are they concerned about? The answers to these questions are provided by the BfR Consumer Monitor, a ...

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11-Sep-2017 | science

Contaminants in food

Health risks of natural origin are frequently underestimated

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02-May-2017 | science

Between low and high - what is the hazard potential of individual pyrrolizidine alkaloids?

Research project investigating the toxic potency of individual food-relevant pyrrolizidine alkaloids

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