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BfR info weekend
“Berlin Alexanderplatz – Introducing BfR”
The BfR staged a public event in an “infocube” on the
famous Alexanderplatz square complete with interactive
games, surveys, a wheel of fortune and a wide range of
information, providing around 8,000 visitors with an oppor-
tunity to talk directly to the BfR about issues in the field of
consumer health protection. There were themes for all age
groups, such as recommendations on breastfeeding or on
the potential health risks of food supplements. Well-known
criminal biologist Mark Benecke answered questions on
the safety of tattoos and tattooing products.
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Footage of the info weekend (commentary in German):
www.bfr.bund.de > Presse > Mediathek
At the second BfR Summer School, 33 scientists from
Germany and abroad discussed the topics of risk assess-
ment and risk communication in the field of food safety.
The programme included workshops on issues such as
the assessment of residues, contaminants and microbio-
logical agents. The idea of the BfR Summer School is to
enable the participants to conduct their own risk assess-
ments and to pass on this expertise in their home towns
and countries.
Second BfR Summer School
on the topic of food safety
12–23 August 2013
7–8 September 2013
Scientists from various countries attended the BfR Summer
School to learn about risk assessment and risk commu-
nication. The programme comprised presentations and
exercises as well as sightseeing tours of Berlin.
At the heart of things: the BfR with its info stand on Berlin's
Alexanderplatz square
