Substance risks

Documents

(The documents reflect the level of scientific knowledge at the time they were published or at the time they were updated.)

• Study on meat intake and mortality (BfR Opinion, No. 023/2009 of 2009-05-29) 25.9 KB
• No health risk from the cocaine content in Red Bull Simply Cola (BfR Health Assessment No. 020/2009 of 2009-05-27) 34.7 KB
• Initial evaluation of the assessment of levels of glycidol fatty acid esters detected in refined vegetable fats (BfR Opinion No. 007/2009 of 2009-03-10) 27.5 KB
• BfR sees need for research into the influence of milk processing on the allergenic potential of cow’s milk (BfR Opinion No. 021/2009 of 2009-02-13) 28.1 KB
• Deep groundwater with sodium chloride levels of more than 25 g per litre is not suitable as a food (BfR Opinion No. 018/2009 of 2008-11-27) 27.4 KB
• Does glycidamide in food constitute a health risk? (BfR Opinion No. 005/2009 of 2008-10-23) 27.7 KB
• BfR recommends measures to reduce salt content in food (BfR Opinion No. 035/2009 of 2008-07-30) 29.9 KB
• New Human Data on the Assessment of Energy Drinks (BfR Information No. 016/2008 of 2008-03-13) 118.2 KB
• Isolated isoflavones are not without risk (Updated BfR Expert Opinion No. 039/2007 of 2007-10-29) 277.7 KB
• Frequently Asked Questions about Folic Acid (BfR FAQs of 2007-02-22) 96.2 KB
• Folate Status of the Population in the European Community and Strategies for Change (Minutes of BfR of 2007-01-12) 125.6 KB
• BfR Consumer Conference on Nanotechnology in Foods, Cosmetics and Textiles (Consumers vote on nanotechnology of 2006-11-20) 130.3 KB
• High daily intakes of cinnamon: Health risk cannot be ruled out (BfR Health Assessment No 044/2006 of 2006-08-18) 154.2 KB
• Consumers, who eat a lot of cinnamon, currently have an overly high exposure to coumarin (BfR Health Assessment No. 043/2006 of 2006-06-16) 156 KB
• BfR recommends provisional daily upper intake level and a guidance value for morphine in poppy seeds (BfR Health Assessment No. 012/2006 of 2005-12-27) 312.6 KB
• Indications of the possible formation of benzene from benzoic acid in foods (BfR Expert Opinion No. 013/2006 of 2005-12-01) 54.8 KB
• Common statement of representatives of national food safety agencies and institutions involved in nutrition in the European countries and Norway (Common statement of 2004-01-13) 12.9 KB

Press releases

• Threshold values for allergenic ingredients in food needed
  18/2008, 2008-10-23
• Between healthy and poisonous - plant ingredients under close scrutiny
  12/2007, 2007-07-16
• Bitter apricot kernels can lead to poisoning
  07/2007, 2007-06-07
• Elevated morphine levels in poppy seeds: Risk to health not ruled out
  05/2006, 2006-02-20
• Pregnant women should steer clear of quinine-containing beverages!
  17/2005, 2005-06-07
• Poppy seed for baking is not a soporific for infants
  12/2005, 2005-04-29
• More folic acid, less salt and junk food!
  01/2004, 2004-01-20

External links

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• Letter Regarding Benzene Levels in Soft Drinks (Letter of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 21 March 2006)
• Opinion of the NDA Panel related to the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Chloride ( Adopted on 21 April 2005)
• Opinion of the NDA Panel related to the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Sodium ( Adopted on 21 April 2005)