food additives
Programme
2
Opinion
2
08.12.2021
- BfR Opinion No. 038/2021
Re-evaluation of titanium dioxide: BfR draws similar conclusions as the European Food Safety Authority (154.53 KB)
09.04.2019
- BfR Opinion No 012/2019
Harmful compounds might be formed when foods containing the sweetener Sucralose are heated (400.57 KB)
FAQ
2
11.10.2024
- Update of frequently asked questions to the BfR
Titanium dioxide: Are there health risks? (313.24 KB)
31.01.2023
- FAQ of the BfR
Smoke flavourings in food (276.15 KB)
Presentation
17
27.11.2024
- Presentation, Jan Kuhlmann, SGS Germany GmbH, Germany
Solutions to overcome issues in the analysis of free and ester-bound 3-MCPD as well as ester-bound glycidol in mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E 471) (2.16 MB)
27.11.2024
- Presentation, Joris Van Loco, Sciensano, Belgium
Challenges in food additive analysis for ensuring traceability in the food chain (2.99 MB)
27.11.2024
- Presentation, Bernd Haber, BASF SE, Germany
Purity criteria on food additives (689.36 KB)
27.11.2024
- Presentation, Francisca Ferraris, Italian National Institute of Health, Italy
Food additives consisting of particulate materials: challenges and way forward in safety assessment and analytical characterisation (1.95 MB)
27.11.2024
- Presentation, Séverine Goscinny, Sciensano, Belgium
Development, validation and application of multi-class methods for the analysis of food additives by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (5.27 MB)
27.11.2024
- Presentation, Claudia Oellig, University of Hohenheim, Germany
High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography analysis of E 471 and E 472 emulsifiers: analytical approaches and challenges (1.46 MB)
26.11.2024
- Presentation, Christoph von Holst, European Commission‘s Joint Research Centre, Belgium
European Union reference laboratory for feed additives: experience from 11 years organising proficiency testing (1.65 MB)
26.11.2024
- Presentation, Séverine Goscinny, Sciensano, Belgium
European Union reference laboratory for food improvement agents (2.05 MB)
26.11.2024
- Presentation, Susanne Esslinger, BfR, Germany
German national reference laboratory for food additives and flavourings (721.81 KB)
26.11.2024
- Presentation, Veronika Plichta, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety GmbH (AGES), Austria
Monitoring the intake of food additives in Austria (207.60 KB)
26.11.2024
- Presentation, Oliver Lindtner, BfR, Germany
Closing data gaps for exposure assessment of food additives - BfR MEAL study as an example (480.92 KB)
26.11.2024
- Presentation, Sabine Kemmlein, Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety, Germany
Standardisation of (food additive) methods – German Official Collection of Methods of Analysis (2.52 MB)
26.11.2024
- Presentation, Julia Schreiner, Official Laboratory for Public Health System and Veterinary Control of the Federal State Saxony
The monitoring programme for food additives in Germany - the pilot phase in Saxony (367.81 KB)
26.11.2024
- Presentation, Katleen Baert, European Commission, Belgium
EU regulations and monitoring of food additives (187.74 KB)
26.11.2024
- Presentation, Ingrid Brand, BMEL, Germany
The monitoring programme for food additives in Germany (492.41 KB)
04.11.2024
- Presentation, Prof. Dr Gerhard Schurz, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Value neutrality and value engagement in the sciences (German) (139.11 KB)
04.11.2024
- Presentation, Prof. Dr Gerd Gigerenzer, Max Planck Institute for human development, Berlin
Are we risk literate? (German) (2.01 MB)
FAQs
2
11.10.2024
Titanium dioxide: are there health risks?
31.01.2024
Smoke flavourings in food
Publications - BfR Consumer Monitor
1
Press releases
2
Topic pages
2
Communication
5
16.11.2023
- Communication No. 057/2023
Omega-3 fatty acid supplements can increase the risk of atrial fibrillation in heart patients (192.35 KB)
24.03.2023
- Communication No. 13/2023
Glutamic acid and glutamates (E 620-E 625): Assessment of health effects through their use as food additives (135.07 KB)
20.12.2022
- Communication no. 039/2022, updated 11 January 2023
Sulphur dioxide and sulphites: EFSA re-evaluation identifies health risks at high consumption; data situation still incomplete (105.72 KB)
06.05.2021
- Communication No 014/2021 from the BfR
Food additive titanium dioxide (E 171) under scrutiny: Re-evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority (310.55 KB)
13.06.2019
- BfR Communication No 022/2019