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Whether it's eggs, nuts, dairy products or substances in clothing or cosmetics - certain foods or everyday products can cause allergies in some people. Allergies represent a major health, social, and economic problem worldwide. They affect the quality of life of a considerable part of the population: Around a quarter of the population in Europe is allergic to at least one chemical. Around four percent of children and adults in Germany suffer from a food allergy, and many young people and adults suffer from allergic reactions of the respiratory or gastrointestinal tract.

Opinion

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Date Title Size
13.01.2023
BfR Opinion No 001/2023 (assessment as of 30 November 2020)
 Spelt can also trigger allergies - low level of public knowledge about spelt being a type of wheat 332.1 KB
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09.03.2020
BfR opinion No 015/2020
 'VITAL 3.0': New and updated proposals for reference doses of food allergens 250.1 KB
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11.11.2013
BfR opinion No. 004/2014
 Lead, nickel and allergenic scents in candles to be restricted 47.5 KB
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Press releases

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Date Title Keywords
27.08.2019
33/2019
 Allergy risk: Metal particles from tattoo needles detected in the skin for the first time
19.11.2015
35/2015
 Peanuts as allergens in food: usually labelled
30.04.2015
12/2015
 The recommendation of the National Breastfeeding Committee remains unchanged: babies should be breastfed exclusively for the first four to six months
12.11.2013
30/2013
 High nickel release from metal construction kits can trigger allergies
06.11.2012
36/2012
 Better protection for allergic people: new test methods for detecting substances in foods that can trigger allergies

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Selected publications

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Date Title Journal
01.09.2019 Consumer protection and risk assessment: sensitising substances in consumer products Allergo Journal International

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Topic pages

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Link
Allergies
Overview of the presentations at the BfR symposium First International Conference on Tattoo Safety on 6 June 2013
Overview of the presentations at the BfR symposium First International Conference on Tattoo Safety on 7 June 2013

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Third party projects

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Project
Establishment and validation of analytical methods for the detailed analysis of allergen profiles in foodstuffs and for the individual characterisation of its allergenic effect in patients (Allergen-Pro)
01.09.2020 - 31.08.2023
Skin enrichment of nickel-specific T cell clonotypes in allergic contact dermatitis (Hautbiopsien)
16.03.2022 - 15.03.2024
Project
Development and validation of new methods for the qualitative detection and quantification of fish, crustacea and molluscs besides of insects as potential food allergens (AQUALLERG-ID)
01.04.2019 - 31.03.2022

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Communication

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Date Title Size
12.10.2023
Communication No. 048/2023
 Residues of plant protection products in cereals - No adverse health effects to be expected 154.3 KB
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10.10.2023
Communication No. 046/2023
 Skin allergies: New database helps develop non-animal test methods 456.8 KB
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27.06.2023
Communication No. 029/2023
 Still little knowledge on allergic reactions following insect consumption 278.6 KB
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29.12.2022
BfR Communication No. 033/2022
 Nickel: estimate of long-term intake via food based on the BfR MEAL Study 281.9 KB
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29.03.2021
Communication No 011/2021 from the BfR
 When the immune system overreacts - schoolgirls and a BfR scientist talk about allergies 143.7 KB
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24.09.2020
BfR Opinion No 044/2020
 Food allergy caused by insects? 136.9 KB
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21.07.2020
BfR Communication No. 031/2020
 Allergic reaction: how the immune system identifies nickel 131.8 KB
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