Das Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung
Germany and Cyprus want to deepen their cooperation in consumer health protection. This is the aim of a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) between the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and its Cypriot sister authority, the State General Laboratory (SGL).
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The respective procedures within the European Union (EU) are among the strictest in the world. A Swedish study published in the scientific journal "Environmental Health" has now investigated the question of whether studies that were available to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were also made known to the corresponding EU authorities.
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According to tests by a non-governmental organisation, residues of plant protection products were detected in commercially available strawberries. Within this context, the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) points out that the identification of residues in foods does not necessarily pose a health risk for consumers.
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The BfR is also participating in the World Food Safety Day again this year and providing information on its social media channels under the themed week “Food Safety at Home” about consumer-related topics such as kitchen hygiene, cross-contamination or what to look out for when eating certain raw foods.
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Around 350 scientists will meet in Berlin from 29 May to 1 June 2023 to discuss new methods for hazard and risk assessment of chemicals.
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