BfR - FAQ - Frequently asked questions

"Monsanto Papers and Glyphosate" hearing at the European Parliament on 11 October 2017
3-MCPD, 2-MCPD and glycidyl fatty acid esters
Acrylamide
African swine fever (ASF)
Allergies
Aluminium in antiperspirants - FAQs regarding the BfR's reassessment from 20 July 2020
Aluminium in food and products intended for consumers
Analysis requests to the BfR's National Reference Laboratories (NRL)
Animal experiments, alternative methods and animal experiment numbers
Animal experiments at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)
AnimalTestInfo Database
Anthrax and possible contamination of foods with Bacillus anthracis
Antibiotic colistin and transferrable colistin resistance in bacteria
Arsenic in rice and rice products
Authorisation Process for Plant Protection Products
Bacteriophages FAQs
Beeswax cloths
Benefits and risks of disinfectants used in private households
BfR MEAL Study
BfR Recommendations on Food Contact Materials
Bisphenol A
Bisphenol F in mustard
BSE testing age for beef cattle
Bubble Tea
button cells
C. difficile
Caffeine and Foods Containing Caffeine, including Energy Drinks
Campylobacter
Can SARS-CoV-2 Be Transmitted Via Food And Objects?
Cattle tuberculosis
Chemical Decontamination of Poultry Meat
Chlorate in food
Ciguatera: cases of poisoning from ciguatoxins (algal toxins) in marine fish and shellfish
Coenzyme Q10
Consumption of raw milk
Correct cooling: FAQ on refrigerating foods in private households
Cosmetic products
Coumarin in cinnamon and other foods
Dioxins and PCBs in food
Dioxins in food
Dioxins in food
E-cigarettes
Easter Eggs
EHEC
EHEC infections caused by vegetable foods
Emergency authorisations of plant protection products
Endocrine disruptors
Ergot alkaloids in cereal products
ESBL and AmpC-producing antimicrobial resistant bacteria
Escherichia coli in flour and dough
Essential oils
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 supplements
Food supplements for children
Furan in food
Genome Editing and CRISPR/Cas9
Glyphosate - Assessment of the health risk
Glyphosate - Assessments of the carcinogenic effect
Glyphosate - Procedure for the re-assessment
Green smoothies
Health risk of ethylene oxide in food
Hormones in Meat and Milk
Hygienic handling of mineral, spring and table water as well as drinking water in the household
Infection with Brucella from food
Iodine intake and the prevention of iodine deficiency
Iron in Food
Lead in children’s toys
Mandatory notification of detergents and cleaning agents
methanol in spirits
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Microplastics
Mineral oil components in food
Mineral Oil in Cosmetic Products
Monitoring of Pesticide Poisoning in Germany
Mould in foods
Nanomaterials
Naphthalene in consumer products
Nitrate and nitrite in food
Noroviruses
Nutrient Profiles and Health Claims
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Perchlorate in food
Phthalate plasticisers
Plant sterols
Printing Inks and Primary Aromatic Amines in Food Contact Materials
Protection against foodborne infections in private households
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in food
Release of lead from coffee and espresso machines
Residues of Plant Protection Products in Food
Solanine (glycoalkaloids) in potatoes
Tableware and kitchen utensils made of melamine-formaldehyde resin
Tattoo inks
Uranium in Mineral Water
Usage of the BfR-homepage
Use of customers' own refillable cups for "Coffee to go"
Use of fenugreek seeds in foods
Water Pipes