Over 350 participants have gathered in Berlin to hear expert views and participate in discussions on European co-operation in risk assessment, at a premiere event hosted by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment ( BfR ).

In an opening speech, Prof Andreas Hensel, President of the Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR) welcomed participants and outlined the importance of such a gathering of experts to further advance the science of risk assessment.

Geoffrey Podger, EFSA’s Executive Director and Chair of EFSA’s Advisory Forum, emphasised the need for close collaboration between EFSA and national food safety authorities in Member States in order to fully protect consumer interests.

Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung

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Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung Berlin, Germany

Science and research in noble surroundings - a former manor on Berlin‘s southern outskirts is one of the sites for the German Institute of Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung).