© Copyright GettyImages/Kateryna Kon Category Press releases 13/11/2025 Hepatitis E virus from rats can also infect humans in individual cases – a new zoonotic pathogen? The 6th BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment Symposium on Food-Associated Viruses will take place on 27 November in Berlin.
© Copyright GettyImages/Yulia Reznikov Category Press releases 03/11/2025 The sense and nonsense of food supplements Special issue of the Federal Health Gazette focuses on the benefits, risks and perception of vitamins, minerals and other substances
Category Press releases 01/10/2025 On the trail of “forever chemicals”: International conference at the BfR on the human health risk assessment of PFAS The topic of “PFAS in human health risk assessment” will now be the focus of an international scientific conference from 8 to 10 October 2025 at the BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment site in Berlin-Marienfelde.
Category Press releases 24/09/2025 Mushroom poisoning: mix-ups can be fatal If you experience symptoms after eating mushrooms, seek medical advice, preferably from a poison information centre
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