18 Sep 2017 --- The findings of a representative study recently conducted by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) on the risk perception of contaminants in food that was published in the public health journal Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung – Gesundheitsschutz suggests that “people feel most at risk from synthetic substances and heavy metals.” BfR President Professor Dr. Andreas Hensel says: “Appropriate risk communication on contaminants should take this subjective risk perception into account.”
