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The BfR is not aware of any reports of SARS-CoV-2 infections resulting from the consumption of meat or contact with contaminated meat products. Contamination of meat and meat products or its packaging with coronavirus could occur during the slaughtering, butchering, processing and packaging processes, however.
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Are government research institutions entitled to intellectual property rights to their work? Does freedom of the press allow publication without the consent of the author? The Cologne Regional Court dealt with these and other questions in a legal dispute brought by the BfR.
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The current opinion provides information about health risks from bacteria of the B. cereus group in foods and names preventative measures, mainly in order to create a basis for assessing foodstuffs by food control authorities in Germany.
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The legislation in force since the beginnung of November for the containment of the coronavirus is met with mixed reactions from the general public. While measures such as mandatory distance, mandatory use of masks or quarantine continue to be widely accepted, the closure of gastronomic an cultural establishments is viewed with partial scepticism.
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The BfR has revised its newsletter range. You will no longer receive job advertisements with this newsletter. For this, please subscribe to our "job vacancies" newsletter.
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