BfR | Annual Report 2013
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Internationalisation
The increasing transboundary movements of goods in
the food sector clearly illustrates that food safety is an
international issue. The BfR collaborates with various
global partners in order to raise awareness for health
risks beyond the borders of Germany. On a European
level, the BfR is linked up with various sister authorities
through its national focal point (EFSA Focal Point) and
jointly with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
through its involvement in expert panels and the Advi-
sory Board. Cooperation with partner authorities outside
Europe is also gaining in importance as it helps to reduce
“imported” risks in the medium term from countries of ori-
gin with lower safety standards. The goal is to help these
countries to establish scientific standards so that poten-
tial problems can be locally averted and as a result local
consumers as well as those in other countries can be
protected.
The BfR follows various approaches in order to target ex-
perts and multipliers in other countries. In 2013, the BfR
offered a summer school for foreign experts in the field of
risk assessment and risk communication for the second
time. The institute is also entering into more and more co-
operation agreements with European and non-European
institutions. The main focus here is on exchange visits,
collaboration in research projects and the organisation
of cooperation events.
In 2013, for example, the BfR welcomed high-ranking rep-
resentatives of government ministries and authorities from
a wide range of countries including China, Uruguay, Thai-
land, Iceland, Argentina and Belarus. Moreover, the exist-
ing cooperation agreement with the Lithuanian “Nation-
al Food and Veterinary Risk Assessment Institute” was
renewed, a bilateral project signed with the Icelandic
“Food and Veterinary Authority” and a declaration of in-
tent submitted on closer cooperation with the “China Ani-
mal Health and Epidemiological Center”.
Scientists from international institutions visit the BfR on
a regular basis to talk about such things as analytical
techniques.
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Food safety is an international issue – and the BfR therefore
cooperates with various global partners.
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