Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR)
Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung

Headquarters building in Berlin-Jungfernheide
Agency overview
FormedNovember 2002
JurisdictionBody under public law with full legal capacity
(Anstalt öffentlichen Rechts)
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany
Three locations:
Berlin-Jungfernheide
Berlin-Marienfelde
Berlin-Alt-Marienfelde
EmployeesMore than 750
Agency executive
  • Professor Dr. Dr. Andreas Hensel, President
Parent agencyFederal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
WebsiteBfR.bund.de/en/home.html

The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (German: Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung), abbreviated BfR, is a body under public law of the German federal government with full legal capacity. The institute comes under the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (German: Bundesministeriums für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft, BMEL) and has the task of providing scientific advice to the federal government on issues relating to food safety, product safety, chemical safety, contaminants in the food chain, animal protection and consumer health protection. Further technical supervision is performed by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (chemicals safety, environmental contamination in feed and food) and the Federal Ministry of Transport (transport of hazardous goods, International Convention on Ballast Water Management, Central Command for Maritime Emergencies).