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Food Safety
A major interest of the European Commission is to guarantee the highest standard of food safety in the European
Union. This is met by broad support from the German Government. This priority is reflected in the White Paper on
Food Safety which was adopted by the EU Commission on 12 January 2000 and subsequently presented to the public. The
aim of the White Paper is to establish the prerequisites for high standard food safety in the European Union.
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Chemical Safety
In its work on chemicals safety, the BMU has focused on 12 persistent organic pollutants, the so-called "dirty
dozen". These highly dangerous substances (such as DDT or dioxin) all have one thing in common: they are
highly toxic and degrade only slowly. Furthermore, they do not remain at the point of input - as volatile
substances they can cover vast distances via water or air, especially in the direction of the Earth's
poles.
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Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is booming. Nanotechnology is concerned with the management and specifically the study and use of
very small structures. The key is that the nanometre scale of substances alone allows new functions and properties
to arise, e.g. hardness and fracture strength, but also conducting and storage capacity. In the medium term
nanotechnology is expected to have an impact on almost all areas of industry.
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