The 1/2026 issue of BfR2GO focuses on PFAS, the ‘forever chemicals’, and explains the extent to which these longlasting substances, which are difficult to break down in the environment, can affect health. Also in this issue: Omega-3 fatty acids, raw milk as a supposed superfood, the health assessment of colours, seaweed as a risky source of iodine, dietary lead intake and foodborne viral infections, the reclassification of ethanol, chemicals in textiles, a materials review of water bottles, an interview with communications scientist Professor Eva Baumann and the validation of animal-free methods for the safety assessment of chemicals. Compact and knowledge-packed, BfR2GO provides well-founded information on research and its evaluation in consumer health protection and the protection of laboratory animals. The magazine is published twice a year in German and English and can be ordered, subscribed to and downloaded free of charge.

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