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Chemicals
- "Monsanto Papers and Glyphosate" hearing at the European Parliament on 11 October 2017
- Authorisation Process for Plant Protection Products
- Benefits and risks of disinfectants used in private households
- Glyphosate - Assessments of the carcinogenic effect
- Glyphosate - Assessment of the health risk
- Glyphosate - Procedure for the re-assessment
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Food Safety
- 3-MCPD, 2-MCPD and glycidyl fatty acid esters
- Bubble Tea
- Acrylamide
- African swine fever (ASF)
- Aluminium in food and products intended for consumers
- Anthrax and possible contamination of foods with Bacillus anthracis
- Antibiotic colistin and transferrable colistin resistance in bacteria
- Arsenic levels in rice and rice products
- Bacteriophages FAQs
- Barbecues
- BfR MEAL Study
- Bisphenol F in mustard
- Botulism
- BSE testing age for beef cattle
- Caffeine and Foods Containing Caffeine, including Energy Drinks
- Can the new type of coronavirus be transmitted via food and objects?
- Cattle tuberculosis
- Chemical Decontamination of Poultry Meat
- Chlorate in food
- Consumption of Raw Milk
- Coumarin in cinnamon and other foods
- Dioxins and PCBs in food
- Easter Eggs
- Effects of the use of antibiotics in livestock farming
- EHEC
- EHEC infections caused by vegetable foods
- Ergot alkaloids in cereal products
- ESBL and AmpC-producing antimicrobial resistant bacteria
- Fipronil levels in foods of animal origin
- Folate and folic acid
- Food and feed derived from genetically modified organisms
- Food fraud and authenticity testing
- Food hygiene in conjunction with bird flu
- Food Supplement
- Furan in food
- Genome Editing and CRISPR/Cas9
- Glycidamide in Food
- Hormones in Meat and Milk
- Infection with Brucella from food
- Iodine intake and the prevention of iodine deficiency
- Iron in Food
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (by Vets)
- Nitrate and nitrite in food
- Nutrient Profiles and Health Claims
- Perchlorate in food
- Plant sterols
- Poultry meat
- Protection against foodborne infections in private households
- Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in food
- Residues of Plant Protection Products in Food
- Smoke flavourings
- Solanine (glycoalkaloids) in potatoes
- Titanium dioxide
- Transfer of TBE viruses through raw milk
- Transmission of the hepatitis E virus through wild boars and domestic pigs and foods derived from them
- Uranium in Mineral Water
- Use of fenugreek seeds in foods
- Vibrios
- Vitamin D
German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals (Bf3R)
- Animal Experiments and Alternative Methods
- Animal experiments at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)
- AnimalTestInfo Database
- German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals (Bf3R)
Independence of the BfR
Operation of the website
Product Safety
- Aluminium in antiperspirants - FAQs regarding the BfR's reassessment from 20 July 2020
- BfR Recommendations on Food Contact Materials
- Bisphenol A
- Chlorate in food
- Cookware, ovenware and frying pans with a non-stick coating made of PTFE
- E-cigarettes
- Endocrine disruptors
- Essential oils
- Lead in children’s toys
- Mandatory notification of detergents and cleaning agents
- Microplastics
- Mineral oil components in food
- Mineral Oil in Cosmetic Products
- Nanotechnology
- Naphthalene in consumer products
- Perchlorate in food
- PET bottles
- Phthalate plasticisers
- Printing Inks and Primary Aromatic Amines in Food Contact Materials
- Release of lead from coffee and espresso machines
- Risk Assessment of Cosmetic Products
- Solanine (glycoalkaloids) in potatoes
- Study lead of BfR investigating the distribution of tattoo ink as nano-sized particles in lymph nodes
- Sun cream
- Tableware and kitchen utensils made of melamine-formaldehyde resin
- Tattoo inks
- Use of customers' own refillable cups for "Coffee to go"
- Water Pipes
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