Archive 2025

News from the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL):
In Bavaria, the bluetongue virus subtype 8 (BTV-8) has been detected for the first time in the current outbreak in a cattle herd…

News from Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLIshort forFriedrich Loeffler Institute):
Several German states have reported increased mortality among cranes in recent days. Investigations by the relevant state testing facilities have revealed…

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
Their names are Leo, Siri, Suri, Käthe, Hilde, and Barni, and they recently started working for the German Federal Institute for Risk…

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD), 2-monochloropropanediol (2-MCPD) and their fatty acid esters, as well as glycidyl fatty acid…

News from the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL):
In the Lower Bavarian district of Dingolfing-Landau, avian influenza subtype H5N1 was detected in five geese in a commercial…

News from the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLIshort forFriedrich Loeffler Institute):
Since the reappearance of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in Europe in June 2025, case numbers in Italy and France have remained low.

News from the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVLshort forGerman Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety):
The amount of antibiotics dispensed in veterinary medicine rose slightly in Germany in 2024. According to the Federal Office…

News from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH):
The reed glasswing cicada is increasingly spreading across agricultural and vegetable fields in Germany. It damages…

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of chemicals used in numerous industrial processes and products. PFAS…

News from the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVLshort forGerman Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety):
As announced by the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVLshort forGerman Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety) on the occasion of International Farm Animal…

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
The BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment has analysed the concentrations of sweeteners contained in soft drinks. The result: sweeteners are mostly used in combination…

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
According to the BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment and the Max Rubner-Institut, it is not necessary for health reasons to know the exact iodine compound in iodised…

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
Lupin seeds have been gaining importance in food production for several years. One reason for this is that many people want to avoid…

News from Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLIshort forFriedrich Loeffler Institute):
Last week's two outbreaks of avian influenza in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and the outbreak among laying hens in Schleswig-Holstein at the beginning…

News from Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLIshort forFriedrich Loeffler Institute):
In 2017, a flight from Miami to Berlin took an unexpected turn when passengers spotted a rat. After landing, the animal was captured and handed over to…

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
The leaves of the kratom tree (Mitragyna speciosa) have been used for centuries in Southeast Asia as a traditional remedy for…

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
Raw milk (‘unprocessed milk’) enjoys a certain popularity, risks. To avoid food poisoning, it should be boiled before drinking. But…

News from State Authority for Health and Social Affairs Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (LAGuS):
The State Office for Agriculture, Food Safety and Fisheries (LALLF) and the State Authority for Health and…

News from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH)
The Japanese beetle is very voracious. It therefore poses a major threat to agriculture, horticulture, viticulture…

News from Federal Environment Agency (UBAshort forGerman Environment Agency):
The revision of the background document on the planned restriction of PFAS has been completed. The submitting authorities from five European countries have…

News from German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
Foods containing caffeine are traditionally consumed primarily for their stimulating effect. Caffeine stimulates the cardiovascular and…

News from Julius Kühn – Institut (JKIshort forJulius Kühn Institute):
In the first half of the year, plant health inspectors withdrew 65,000 shipments of seed packets from China from circulation. To prevent damage to domestic…

News from the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVLshort forGerman Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety):
The lebensmittelwarnung.de portal is the focus of the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVLshort forGerman Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety)…

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
Food poisoning is a food-related illness in humans caused by the oral ingestion of toxins already present in food. In Germany, there…

News from Max Rubner-Institut (MRIshort forMax Rubner Institute):
The Max Rubner-Institut (MRIshort forMax Rubner Institute) today published the results of the first module of the National Nutrition Monitoring (nemo) survey. More than 3,000 people aged…

News from the Ministry of Food, Rural Affairs and Consumer Protection Baden-Württemberg:
Minister Peter Hauk MdL: "Agri-PV not only saves valuable land, but also makes it possible to produce food and…

News from the Julius Kühn-Institut (JKIshort forJulius Kühn Institute):
JKIshort forJulius Kühn Institute breeding researcher Prof Dr Benjamin Stich is co-author of a specialist publication in ‘Nature Genetics’. The study identifies the regulatory DNA…

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD), 2-monochloropropanediol (2-MCPD) and their fatty acid esters as well as glycidyl fatty acid esters…

News from Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLIshort forFriedrich Loeffler Institute):
An mRNA vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) developed by the state of New South Wales, Australia and the American company Tiba Biotech has been…

News from the Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Office (CVUA Karlsruhe):
The test results for 2024 confirm the positive trend of previous years: residues of pharmacologically active substances in…

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
According to current knowledge, fluoride is not an essential nutrient, meaning it does not necessarily have to be ingested through…

News from Julius-Kühn-Institut (JKIshort forJulius Kühn Institute):
In a newly launched project, the JKIshort forJulius Kühn Institute is investigating whether the insect pest can be lured away from its host plants or repelled using scents. The sugar industry…

News from the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVLshort forGerman Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety):
In 2024, the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) recorded more than 5,300 notifications within one year…

Neues vom Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
In a study on rats, a team of researchers, with significant involvement from the Ramazzini Institute in Bologna, Italy, investigated whether…

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment:
In a recently published scientific study, researchers report that they have detected microplastics in the brains of deceased people.…

News from the Julius Kühn Institute, JKIshort forJulius Kühn Institute:
Near Quedlinburg, the first genetic conservation area for a hotspot of wild plants important for nutrition and agriculture has been established. The JKI…

News from the Max Rubner Institute, MRIshort forMax Rubner Institute:
How much microplastic is in the fish and seafood that ends up on our plates? The figures vary widely. This is partly because food monitoring lacks…

News from the Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Office, CVUA Karlsruhe:
Microalgae are perhaps familiar to many as a summertime natural phenomenon in ponds, but they are also used in food.…

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
Meal prep means preparing or pre-cooking meals for several days. Meal prep is short for meal preparation. Whether using ingredients…

News from the State Office for Consumer Protection and Food North Rhine-Westphalia:
A wild boar carcass has been found near Bad Berleburg in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district as part of the current…

News from Max Rubner-Institut (MRIshort forMax Rubner Institute):
Work on the National Reduction and Innovation Strategy for Sugar, Fats and Salt in Processed Foods (NRI) is entering the home straight. Today, the Max…

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
Currently, more and more products are on sale that resemble fruit gums but contain the intoxicating fly agaric poison muscimol. The…

News from the Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Office Karlsruhe (CVUA):
Organic or conventional - which eggs contain fewer veterinary drug residues? A recent study by the Chemical and…

News from Friedrich Loeffler-Institut (FLIshort forFriedrich Loeffler Institute):
Antimicrobial resistance (AMRshort forAntimicrobial resistance) poses a growing threat to human and animal health. The use of antibiotics is a major trigger for the development and…

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
Substances can be transferred to food from materials and objects that come into contact with food. However, the quantities of these…

News from the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVLshort forGerman Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety):
Many people suffer from food allergies. For those affected, it is important to know which allergens are contained in the…

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
According to measurements by an environmental protection organisation, commercially available wines contain residues of…

News from Friedrich Loeffler-Institut (FLIshort forFriedrich Loeffler Institute):
On 14 June, the national reference laboratory for ASF at the Friedrich Loeffler Institute confirmed a case in a dead wild boar found in the Olpe…

News from the Umweltbundesamt (UBAshort forGerman Environment Agency):
Urease and nitrification inhibitors are chemicals used in agriculture to increase plant nitrogen utilization of fertilizers and thereby reduce ammonia, nitrate…

News from the Max Rubner-Institut (MRIshort forMax Rubner Institute):
Fish and seafood are considered to be particularly contaminated with microplastics. The animals ingest the tiny plastic particles directly from the water -…

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) belongs to the cannabinoid substance group. Its chemical structure is similar to that of…

News from the Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority (LGL):
Vegetarian or vegan substitutes for animal products have become an integral part of grocery store shelves. This also includes…

News from Max Rubner-Institut (MRIshort forMax Rubner Institute):
Authentication through multivariate analysis? In contrast to organic milk and hay milk, whose production methods are clearly regulated in producer guidelines and…

News from the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVLshort forGerman Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety):
BVLshort forGerman Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety conference on standardisation in the digital age
The impact of digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) on…

News from the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVLshort forGerman Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety):
To combat the reed glasswing cicada in vegetable cultivation, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety…

News from the Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority (LGL):
Herbal teas are very popular in Germany. As low-calorie and flavourful thirst quenchers, they are suitable for all age groups and are…

News from the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVLshort forGerman Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety):
The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVLshort forGerman Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety) warns against the purchase of unauthorised genetically…

News from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH):
International Plant Health Day draws attention to the importance of protecting agriculture, nature and forests from…

Neues vom the Umweltbundesamt (UBAshort forGerman Environment Agency):
Climate change and nutrition is the cover story of UMID issue 01/2025: What alternative sources of protein are there and how are they currently being used? What…

News from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH):
The Animal Welfare Research Prize of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture was awarded in two categories this…

News from the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVLshort forGerman Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety):
In order to prevent crop failures caused by the rapidly spreading glass-winged cicada, the Federal Office of Consumer…

This is also being implemented by law at national and European level. The EU Transparency Regulation from 2019 calls for stronger coordination between experts with the aim of making risk communication…