Identify Risks - Protect Health These are the tasks which are incumbent on the German Federal Institute for risk assessment (BfR) when it comes to progressive consumer protection. They encompass the independent assessment of existing and the identification of new health risks.

The BfR Recommendations on Food Contact Materials are based on European law and its transposition into national law. In order to take this into account, the recommendations are continuously adjusted to conform to current laws.

2005年10月21日 · BfR has the statutory task of informing the public about potential, identified and evaluated risks which foods, substances and products may entail for consumers. The assessments are presented in a transparent and easily comprehensible manner.

BfR (formerly BgVV) scientists have set up important databases on the national and international levels for different areas. These databases are managed by DIMDI and BLE.

Das Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR) ist eine wissenschaftliche Einrichtung im Geschäftsbereich des Bundesministeriums für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV). Es berät die Bundesregierung und die Bundesländer zu Fragen der Lebensmittel-, Chemikalien und Produktsicherheit.

Please also note the database for the BfR Recommendations on Food Contact Materials, where, for example, you can also search for substance names or CAS numbers. The latest amendment can be found here .

2011年2月15日 · The BfR Recommendations on Food Contact Materials are to ensure that materials do not release substances into foods which could cause a health risk for consumers. The recommendations are based on lists of substances which BfR or its predecessor organisations have assessed since 1952.

The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has already completed the draft re-assessment report on health risk assessment. For this purpose, more than 150 new toxicological studies were evaluated for the first time and are described in detail in the draft report by BfR .

Against this background, the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has carried out an assessment of whether mineral oil components in food can pose a health risk. In the following, the BfR has summarised frequently asked questions and answers on mineral oil components that can migrate from packaging into food. Up

The BfR has assessed the health risk that may be posed by coumarin in foods. It emerged that in animal experiments and when administered to sensitive persons as a drug, coumarin could damage the liver.