BfR Aktuell (RSS-Feed) http://www.bfr.bund.de News of BfR en-en Bundesinstitut für Risikibewertung 2. BfR-Summer School on Risk Assessment and Risk Communication in Food Safety http://www.bfr.bund.de/en/event/2__bfr_summer_school_on_risk_assessment_and_risk_communication_in_food_safety-186925.html 186925 21.05.2013 BfR-Symposium: "First International Conference on Tattoo Safety" http://www.bfr.bund.de/en/event/bfr_symposium___first_international_conference_on_tattoo_safety_-186829.html 186829 10.05.2013 Platiciser DEHP is ingested mainly through food BfR and UBA jointly investing DEHP contamination in the population http://www.bfr.bund.de/en/press_information/2013/13/platiciser_dehp_is_ingested_mainly_through_food-186815.html 186815 07.05.2013 Cooking in industrial kitchens: preparing foods safely BfR and aid infodienst publish a leaflet on hygiene rules in the catering sector in eight languages http://www.bfr.bund.de/en/press_information/2013/12/cooking_in_industrial_kitchens__preparing_foods_safely-186744.html 186744 02.05.2013 Cumulative residues of pesticides in food should be assessed on the basis of clear and simple criteria International workshop at the BfR on the cumulative risk assessment of pesticide residues in food http://www.bfr.bund.de/en/press_information/2013/11/cumulative_residues_of_pesticides_in_food_should_be_assessed_on_the_basis_of_clear_and_simple_criteria-186601.html 186601 22.04.2013 Risk at a glance The new BfR risk profile graphically combines the results of scientific risk assessments http://www.bfr.bund.de/en/press_information/2013/10/risk_at_a_glance-186393.html 186393 19.04.2013 Vomiting, diarrhoea and cold pain after eating fish First outbreak of ciguatoxin poisoning after eating fish in Germany now confirmed by analytical methods http://www.bfr.bund.de/en/press_information/2013/09/vomiting__diarrhoea_and_cold_pain_after_eating_fish-133287.html 133287 15.04.2013 Effective control of oak processionary moths for the protection of humans is possible. Experts discussed control strategies at a status seminar organised by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment and the Julius Kühn-Institute http://www.bfr.bund.de/en/press_information/2013/04/effective_control_of_oak_processionary_moths_for_the_protection_of_humans_is_possible_-133247.html 133247 09.04.2013 Health assessment of sports and weight loss products containing synephrine and caffeine http://www.bfr.bund.de/cm/349/health-assessment-of-sports-and-weight-loss-products-containing-synephrine-and-caffeine.pdf 133243 08.04.2013 10 years of scientific assessment of health risks from food, chemicals and consumer products at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) http://www.bfr.bund.de/cm/349/10-years-of-scientific-assessment-of-health-risks-from-food-chemicals-and-consumer-products-at-the-federal-institute-for-risk-assessment.9053589.pdf 133241 08.04.2013 Overview of the presentations at the BMELV - BfR Symposium "Alle(s) Wild?" on 19 March 2013 http://www.bfr.bund.de/en/overview_of_the_presentations_at_the_bmelv___bfr_symposium__alle_s__wild___on_19_march_2013-133157.html 133157 27.03.2013 Overview of the presentations at the BMELV - BfR Symposium "Alle(s) Wild?" on 18 March 2013 http://www.bfr.bund.de/en/overview_of_the_presentations_at_the_bmelv___bfr_symposium__alle_s__wild___on_18_march_2013-133156.html 133156 27.03.2013 Appeal for harmonized scientific criteria for identification and assessment of endocrine disruptors The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment and the British Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) suggest a concept for human health risk assessment of endocrine disruptors http://www.bfr.bund.de/en/press_information/2013/08/appeal_for_harmonized_scientific_criteria_for_identification_and_assessment_of_endocrine_disruptors-133131.html 133131 26.03.2013 Proposals for the guideline on the assessment of chemical risks in the European rapid alert system RAPEX http://www.bfr.bund.de/cm/349/proposals-for-the-guideline-on-the-assessment-of-chemical-risks-in-the-european-rapid-alert-system-rapex.pdf 133120 25.03.2013 Lead ammunition results in higher lead concentrations in game meat The first results of a BMELV research project are presented at the joint symposium "Alle(s) Wild?" organised by the BMELV and BfR http://www.bfr.bund.de/en/press_information/2013/06/lead_ammunition_results_in_higher_lead_concentrations_in_game_meat-133182.html 133182 19.03.2013 BfR Risk Profile BfR Risk Profile http://www.bfr.bund.de/en/bfr_risk_profile-186391.html 186391 15.03.2013 Deep frozen berries are better thoroughly cooked before consumption Deep frozen berries are better thoroughly cooked before consumption http://www.bfr.bund.de/en/press_information/2013/05/deep_frozen_berries_are_better_thoroughly_cooked_before_consumption-133016.html 133016 13.03.2013