Unit Residues

Our tasks

Unit 81 assesses health risks for consumers arising from:

  • Residues of pharmacologically active substances in food products of animal origin
  • Food products contaminated with dioxins and PCBs

Reference laboratory

Unit 81 also operates the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for Dioxins and PCBs in Food and Feed, which serves as a link between the Reference Laboratory of the European Union (EURL) and the institutions in the German states responsible for food monitoring.

Analysis

The Unit develops analytical methods for the detection of substances in food and feed in the areas of trace analysis of dioxins and PCBs as well as veterinary drugs.

Consulting and international cooperation

The Unit is supported in its work by the BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment Committee for Pharmacologically Active Substances and Veterinary Drugs.

The staff of the Unit are involved in the work of various national bodies.

Legal basis

The health assessments are prepared on the basis of Regulation (EU) No. 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin, the German Contaminants Regulation (KmV) and the EU Contaminants Regulation (Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006).

Topics covered by the unit

Contact

Dr. Anja Lüth Head Unit - Residues Postal address: German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment)
Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10
10589 Berlin
Germany Telephone: +49-30-18412-28100 +49-30-18412-28100 Fax: +49-30-18412-628100 E-mail: 81@bfr.bund.de

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