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Reports

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Date Title Size
11.04.2022
Workshop Report
 Workshop Report on the MetaPath User Group Web-conferences held on 10.11.2021, 18.11.2021 and 01.12.2021 17.4 MB
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04.05.2016
Meeting report
 Scientific principles for the identification of endocrine disrupting chemicals 213.8 KB
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Background Information

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Date Title Size
16.05.2016
BfR Background Information No. 012/2016
 WHO/FAO committee (JMPR) re-assesses glyphosate and confirms the BfR and EFSA conclusion that a carcinogenic risk is not to be expected 52.7 KB
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21.04.2016
BfR Background Information No. 010/2016
 Epidemiological studies on glyphosate: No new findings for the European risk assessment 43.2 KB
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28.09.2015
BfR background information No. 034/2015
 Assessment of the BfR concerning epidemiological studies on carcinogenic effects of glyphosate in the context of the EU active substance review 37.2 KB
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22.09.2015
BfR Background Information No. 033/2015
 The BfR has made a comprehensive check of the epidemiological studies on glyphosate 29.9 KB
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14.09.2015
BfR Background Information No. 029/2015
 Legal procedures in the field of plant protection 136.7 KB
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03.08.2015
BfR Background Information No. 032/2015
 Test guidelines and guidance documents in the field of plant protection products 92.6 KB
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Opinion

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Date Title Size
30.07.2017
BfR Opinion No. 016/2017
 Health assessment of individual measurements of fipronil levels detected in foods of animal origin in Belgium 85.4 KB
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20.06.2016
BfR Opinion No 029/2016
 Residual levels of plant protection products in honey do not pose a health risk 23.2 KB
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24.06.2014
BfR opinion No 042/2014
 No evidence for autistic disorder as a result of pesticide exposure in the womb 25.9 KB
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12.05.2014
BfR opinion No. 028/2014
 BfR recommendations for the health assessment of chlorate residues in food 38.8 KB
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06.03.2014
BfR opinion No. 011/2014
 BfR opinion on "Major pesticides are more toxic to human cells than their de-clared active principles" by Robin Mesnage, Nicolas Defarge, Joël Spiroux de Vendômois and Gilles-Eric Séralini 47.6 KB
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14.06.2013
BfR opinion No. 014/2013
 Glyphosate in Urine - Concentrations are far below the range indicating a potential health hazard 73.1 KB
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06.12.2012
BfR opinion No. 042/2012
 Association between Parkinson’s disease and rotenone 49.9 KB
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08.11.2011
BfR Opinion Nr. 050/2011
 Measured residues of the pesticide Fenamiphos on cucumbers pose a health risk for children 27.7 KB
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07.07.2011
BfR Opinion Nr. 035/2011
 New data on health aspects of Glyphosate? A current, preliminary assessment by BfR 51.0 KB
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Presentation

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Date Title Size
11.04.2016
Presentation Professor Dr. Dr. Andreas Hensel, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)
 Goals and Perspective of the Meeting 1.4 MB
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11.04.2016
Presentation David Dix PhD, US Environmental Protection Agency
 ED Screening Programme of the US EPA - First Results and Conclusions 4.9 MB
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11.04.2016
Presentation Hiroaki Aoyama PhD, Institute for Environmental Toxicology
 A Japanese View on Assessment of ED 4.5 MB
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11.04.2016
Presentation Professor Alan Boobis PhD, Imperial College London
 Feedback from the experts commenting 75.1 KB
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16.05.2014
Presentation Dr. Francisco Paumgartten, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Brazil
 Epidemiological evidence on glyphosate and adverse pregnancy outcomes 2.4 MB
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16.05.2014
Presentation Dr. Jochen Buschmann, Fraunhofer Institut Hannover Germany
 Regulatory Guideline studies to investigate developmental effects of glyphosate 793.0 KB
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16.05.2014
Presentation Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Chahoud, Carité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Germany
 Lesson on Glyphosate Assessment for Risk Management 38.0 KB
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Infographic

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Date Title Size
21.09.2016
Infographic
 Zonal authorisation procedure for plant protection products in the EU 183.4 KB
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14.06.2016
Infographic
 EU Approval Process of Active Substances in Plant Protection Products 244.2 KB
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Conference report

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Date Title Size
18.06.2014
Conference report
 European Conference on Safe Use of Plant Protection Products 88.2 KB
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FAQs

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Date Title
08.06.2022 Health risk of ethylene oxide in food
10.01.2022 Monitoring of Pesticide Poisoning in Germany: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
17.08.2017 Frequently asked questions about fipronil levels in foods of animal origin

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Other documents

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Date Title Size
10.09.2021
Invitation
 Invitation to comment the DRAFT report "Analysis of the information flow of pesticide related metabolism studies: Part Draft proposals for improvement" 2.7 MB
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19.04.2017
SZ-Conversation
 Bad weeds grow tall 272.6 KB
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Monitoring of Pesticide Poisoning in Germany - Table 2 75.4 KB
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Monitoring of Pesticide Poisoning in Germany - Table 1 38.0 KB
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Press releases

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Date Title Keywords
18.07.2019
26/2019
 Scientific risk assessments require global collaboration on consumer health protection
11.10.2017
41/2017
 European assessment of glyphosate was conducted with quality assurance and independently
05.10.2017
40/2017
 Unfounded allegations against scientific assessment authorities
20.09.2017
34/2017
 Glyphosate assessment: BfR rejects plagiarism accusations
10.03.2017
09/2017
 Cumulative assessment of plant protection products: BfR concept to become part of authorisation process
15.04.2016
13/2016
 Breakthrough in the scientific discussion of endocrine disruptors
04.03.2016
11/2016
 Glyphosate in the urine: even for children, the detected values are within the expected range, without any adverse health effects
01.03.2016
10/2016
 Divergence between media reporting and scientific assessment leads to scepticism among consumers
11.02.2016
08/2016
 BfR study confirms: no glyphosate detectable in breast milk
28.09.2015
25/2015
 More objectivity called for in the discussion surrounding active ingredient testing for glyphosate within the EU
03.07.2015
17/2015
 BfR proposes further EU criteria to identify endocrine disruptors
30.06.2015
16/2015
 The National Breastfeeding Committee and the BfR recommend that mothers continue to breastfeed
16.01.2015
01/2015
 From the field safely onto the plate
20.01.2014
03/2014
 Glyphosate: no more poisonous than previously assumed, although a critical view should be taken of certain co-formulants
22.04.2013
11/2013
 Cumulative residues of pesticides in food should be assessed on the basis of clear and simple criteria
21.03.2013
08/2013
 Appeal for harmonized scientific criteria for identification and assessment of endocrine disruptors
22.02.2013
04/2013
 Effective control of oak processionary moths for the protection of humans is possible.
16.10.2012
35/2012
 New Methods for Controlling Oak Processionary Moths
01.10.2012
29/2012
 A study of the University of Caen neither constitutes a reason for a re-evaluation of genetically modified NK603 maize nor does it affect the renewal of the glyphosate approval

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Selected publications

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Date Title Journal
19.02.2023 Proportionality principle revisited-relationship between application ratesand pesticide residue concentrationsin food commodities Pest Management Science

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Topic pages

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Link
About ProSafe-Pesticides – The BfR’s risk classification and assessment system
Application safety of plant protection products
Consumer safety and plant protection product residues
International Expert Meeting on Endocrine Disruptors
Legal foundations in the field of plant protection products
Legal procedures in the field of plant protection
Plant protection product residues in drinking water
Plant protection product residues in feed
Plant protection product residues in food
Risk assessment of plant protection products
Unit Testing and Assessment Strategies Pesticides

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Third party projects

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Project
Maintaining the processing factor database and preparing for its migration to IUCLID
26.02.2024 - 08.03.2025
Humboldt CAPES-Fellowship - Liver toxicity and non-animal methods (New Approach Methods) in connection with the combination effects of pesticides
01.03.2024 - 28.02.2027
Project
Second update of the EU database of processing factors for pesticide residues
22.08.2022 - 21.12.2023

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Communication

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Date Title Size
29.02.2024
Communication No. 012/2024
 Residues of plant protection products with PFAS active ingredients in fruit and vegetables: Is there a health risk? 165.3 KB
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20.12.2023
Communication No. 069/2023
 Christmas trees: green and poisonous?! 148.3 KB
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15.11.2021
BfR Communication No 035/2021
 Endocrine Disruptors: A Cause for Obesity and Diabetes? - EDCMET annual meeting and BfR Stakeholder Workshop on new test methods for the the evaluation of endocrine disruptors 122.1 KB
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23.11.2020
BfR Communication No. 054/2020
 Across the fields and far away: Adverse health effects due to spray drift from plant protection products are unlikely 227.3 KB
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18.01.2018
Updated BfR Communication No. 002/2018
 Updated assessment of the health risks posed by longer-term consumption of foods containing fipronil 59.0 KB
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22.12.2017
BfR Communication No. 036/2017
 Glyphosate: New epidemiological study finds no connection between cases of cancer and use of plant protection products containing glyphosate 82.3 KB
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16.11.2017
BfR Communication No. 033/2017
 Supplementary remarks on the process of assessing the plant protection product active substance glyphosate, on the independence of the BfR and on legal data requirements in assessment procedures 40.6 KB
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27.10.2017
BfR Communication No 031/2017
 BfR supports EFSA and ECHA with the development of European guidelines for the health assessment of endocrine disruptors 34.5 KB
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15.09.2017
BfR Communication No. 028/2017
 Glyphosate: BfR has reviewed and assessed the original studies of the applicants in depth 40.8 KB
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25.08.2017
Updated BfR Communication No. 024/2017
 Assessment of glyphosate levels in beer 24.0 KB
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11.08.2017
BfR Communication No. 020/2017
 Health assessment of fipronil levels in chicken meat in Germany based on the first analysis results for pullets and laying hens from the few affected businesses in Germany 36.3 KB
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10.08.2017
BfR Communication No. 019/2017
 Fipronil in foods containing eggs: Estimations of maximum tolerable daily consumption 47.3 KB
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08.08.2017
Updated BfR Communication No. 017/2017
 Health assessment of the first analysis results on fipronil levels in foods in Germany 33.5 KB
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06.07.2017
BfR Communication No. 012/2017
 Glyphosate: EFSA and ECHA respond to Christopher Portier 39.0 KB
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30.05.2017
BfR Communication No. 008/2017
 No new findings on the risk assessment of glyphosate 82.5 KB
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15.03.2017
BfR Communication No. 002/2017
 ECHA classifies glyphosate as non-carcinogenic, non-mutagenic and non-reprotoxic 49.1 KB
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30.09.2016
BfR Communication No. 031/2016
 More transparency on glyphosate: BfR supports the release by EFSA of raw scientific data 32.8 KB
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17.06.2016
BfR Communication No. 015/2016
 BfR welcomes the scientific criteria of the European Commission for identifying endocrine disruptors 50.0 KB
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19.05.2016
BfR Communication No. 013/2016
 Popular misconceptions, opinions and questions in connection with the BfR risk assessment of glyphosate 86.6 KB
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04.05.2016
BfR Communication No. 011/2016
 The BfR publishes workshop report based on the expert meeting on endocrine disruptors 70.6 KB
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12.04.2016
BfR Communication No. 007/2016
 Endocrine disruptors: scientific discussion on the basic principles for the assessment of substances that influence the hormonal system 40.2 KB
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04.03.2016
BfR Communication No. 006/2016
 Sensitive populations, especially children, are the measure of all things in scientific risk assessment 47.7 KB
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12.11.2015
BfR Communication No. 042/2015
 Glyphosate: EFSA and Experts from EU Member States Confirm Scientific Assessment of German Authorities 28.6 KB
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08.09.2015
BfR Communication No. 028/2015
 BfR review of the IARC monograph of glyphosate brought into the European assessment process 34.1 KB
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30.07.2015
BfR Communication No. 024/2015
 BfR reviews monograph of the International Agency for Cancer Research (IARC) on glyphosate - divergence procedure within the WHO still in progress 37.5 KB
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29.07.2015
BfR Communication No. 023/2015
 BfR reported fully on all the available information regarding the assessment of the carcinogenicity of glyphosate 30.5 KB
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26.06.2015
BfR Communication No. 019/2015
 Evaluation of glyphosate contents in breast milk and urine 39.7 KB
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08.06.2015
BfR Communication No. 016/2015
 Does glyphosate cause cancer? - Expert group to address diverging assessments within the WHO 32.9 KB
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02.04.2015
BfR Communication No. 008/2015
 BfR-contribution to the EU-approval process of glyphosate is finalised 38.5 KB
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23.03.2015
BfR Communication No. 007/2015
 Does glyphosate cause cancer? 38.8 KB
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14.01.2015
BfR communication No. 002/2015
 EU active ingredient test for glyphosate: current situation and outlook 61.5 KB
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21.10.2014
BfR communication No 037/2014
 Omics methods in regulatory toxicology: Experts discussed possibility of application 96.5 KB
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24.07.2014
BfR communication No 027/2014
 Experts discuss how to further standardise the assessment for safe use of plant protection products 40.3 KB
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05.06.2014
Communication No 016/2014
 International BfR Symposium: Experts discuss continuing international harmonisation of terminology in developmental toxicology 33.4 KB
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Videos

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  • 15.04.2016 02:22 Min
    Endocrine Disruptors
    Endocrine Disruptors International Expert Meeting in Berlin

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