Our structure

BfR Executive committee

The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment comes under the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture for all scientific aspects of consumer health protection. BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment is the national partner of the European Food Safety Authority. To fulfil its statutory mandate, the BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment uses the following organisational units: 

• Executive Office
• Internationale Affaires
• Research Strategy and Coordination
• Controlling/Audit
• QM-Coordination
• Contingency Management

• Central Department
• Department Risk Communication
• Department Exposure
• Department Biological Safety
• Food Safety Department
• Department Pesticides Safety
• Department Chemical and Product Safety
• Department Safety in the Food Chain
• Department Experimental Toxicology and ZEBET