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Iodine is an essential trace element that must be consumed with the diet. Both, an insufficient and an excessive iodine intake, can be associated with health risks.
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The latest project of the BfR MEAL study asks, how much of sweeteners like aspartame, cyclamate and saccharine are contained in soft drinks such as lemonades, fruit soft drinks and energy drinks.
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At the International Green Week, which took place digitally on 20 and 21 January 2021, the BfR was offering insights into the processes taking place within the BfR MEAL Study. Those who are interested could follow a video tour through the study kitchen and join the different steps starting with the purchasing of foods and ending with the preparation of a meal.
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Between 2008 and 2010, the BfR calculated the levels of environmental contaminants, such as cadmium and lead, ingested via food in Germany as part of the LExUKon project. This was based on concentration data collected by the German food monitoring program. The first results of the BfR MEAL Study are now available. They complement these levels.
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Experience the BfR MEAL Study up close – this is possible thanks to the new virtual tour through the study rooms.
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