• Permanent Senate Commission on Food Safety(externer Link)
• Permanent Senate Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area(externer Link)
• Permanent Senate Commission on Key Questions in Clinical Research(externer Link)
• Permanent Senate Commission on Genetic Research(externer Link)
• Permanent Senate Commission on Animal Protection and Experimentation(externer Link)
• Permanent Senate Commission on Fundamental Issues of Biological Diversity(externer Link)
• Commission for Pandemic Research(externer Link)

Permanent Senate Commission on Food Safety

• Commentary of the SKLM to the EFSA opinion on risk assessment of N-nitrosamines in food, 2024(externer Link)
• Acetaldehyde as a Food Flavoring Substance: Aspects of Risk Assessment, 2023(externer Link)
• Evaluation of the genotoxic potential of acrylamide: Arguments for the derivation of a tolerable daily intake (TDI value), 2023(externer Link)
• Salivary nitrate/nitrite and acetaldehyde in humans: potential combination effects in the upper gastrointestinal tract and possible consequences for the in vivo formation of N-nitroso compounds—a hypothesis, 2022(externer Link)
• Stellungnahme zu Acetaldehyd als Aromastoff: Aspekte der Risikobewertung, 2022(Download)
• Contribution to the ongoing discussion on fluoride toxicity, 2021(externer Link)
• Aspects of high hydrostatic pressure food processing: Perspectives on technology and food safety, 2021(externer Link)
• Mode of action based risk assessment of genotoxic carcinogens. 2020(externer Link)
• Comparison of points of departure between subchronic and chronic toxicity studies on food additives, food contaminants and natural food constituents. 2020(externer Link)
• Toxicity of fluoride: critical evaluation of evidence for human developmental neurotoxicity, 2020(externer Link)
• Opinion on safety aspects of the production of foods and food ingredients from insects, 2016(Download)
• Opinion on safety aspects of the production of foods and food ingredients from insects, 2016(Download)
• Opinion on the use of ohmic heating for the treatment of foods, 2015(Download)
• Phytosterol oxidation products in foods: Analysis, occurrence, exposure and biological effects, 2014(Download)
• Nitrate and Nitrite in the Diet: An approach to assess Benefit and Risk for Human Health, 2014(Download)
• Toxicological evaluation of red mould rice: an update, 2013(Download)
• Thermally induced/process-related contaminants: The example of acrolein and the comparison with acrylamide, 2013(Download)
• Opinion on the use of plasma processes for treatment of foods, 2012(Download)
• Update of the toxicological assessment of furanocoumarins in foodstuffs, 2010(Download)
• Opinion on the concept of 'History of safe use', 2010(Download)
• Microbial food cultures, 2010(Download)
• DFG - Senate Commission on Food Safety: Isoflavones as phytoestrogens in food supplements and dietary foods for special medical purposes, 2008(Download)
• DFG - Senate Commission on Food Safety: Evaluation of food supplements containing other ingredients than vitamins and minerals, 2007(Download)
• Annex to the SKLM opinion "Microcystins in Algae Products Used as a Food Supplement", 2007(Download)
• DFG - Senate Commission on Food Safety: Microcystins in algae products used as food supplements, 2007(Download)
• DFG - Senate Commission on Food Safety: Toxicological Assessment of Furocoumarins in Foodstuffs, 2006(Download)
• DFG - Senate Commission on Food Safety: Natural Constituents of Foods: Assessing the toxicity of substances administered as pure compounds compared to their ingestion as inherent food components, 2006(Download)
• DFG - Senate Commission on Food Safety: Toxicological evaluation of red mould rice, 2006(Download)
• DFG Senate Commission on Food Safety: The potential involvement of glutamate ingestion in chronic neurodegenerative diseases, 2005(Download)
• DFG - Senate Commission on Food Safety: Opinion on Glycyrrhizin, 2005(Download)
• DFG - Senate Commission on Food Safety: Safety assessment of high pressure treated foods, 2005(Download)
• DFG - Senate Commission on Food Safety: Opinion on algal toxins, 2003(Download)
• DFG - Senate Commission on Food Safety: Opinion of the SKLM on pyrrolizidin alkaloids in honey, bee-keeper products and pollen products, 2003(Download)
• Further Information: Permanent Senate Commission on Food Safety(interner Link)

Permanent Senate Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area

• Statement: New Approach Methods (NAMs) in the science-based derivation of limit values – current and future role(Download)
• List of MAK and BAT Values 2023 [DOI: 10.34865/mbwl_2023_eng](externer Link)
• List of MAK and BAT Values 2022 [DOI: 10.34865/mbwl_2022_eng](externer Link)
• MAK Collection from 2020 by Publisso(externer Link)
• MAK Collection until 2019 by Wiley-VCH [DOI: 10.1002/3527600418](externer Link)
• Nanomaterials, Report, March 2013 [DOI: 10.1002/9783527673919](externer Link)
• Further Information: Permanent Senate Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area(interner Link)

Permanent Senate Commission on Key Questions in Clinical Research

• Statement on Reproducibility of results in Medical and Biomedical Research, March 2018(Download)
• Establishing an Integrated Research and Training Programme for Clinician Scientists in Parallel to Residency Training - Recommendations by the DFG Permanent Senate Commission on Key Questions in Clinical Research, April 2015(Download)
• Further Information: Permanent Senate Commission on Key Questions in Clinical Research(interner Link)

Permanent Senate Commission on Genetic Research

• Position Paper "In support of a timely and state-of-the-art regulation of the products of new breeding techniques as a contribution to tackling multiple crises in the 21st century", 2023(Download)
• Synthetic Biology - Position Paper, July 2018(Download)
• Statement: The opportunities and limits of genome editing, 2015(Download)
• Scientific Freedom and Scientific - Responsibility Recommendations for Handling Security-Relevant Research, 2014(Download)
• Code of Conduct: Working with Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms and Toxins, 2013(Download)
• Statement: "Synthetic Biology", 2009(Download)
• Development of Gene Therapy, 2006(Download)
• Statement by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) on the Draft Legislation to Reform the Law on Genetic Engineering, 2004(Download)
• Predictive genetic diagnosis. Scientific background, practical and social implementation. Memorandum by the Senate Commission on Genetic Research, 2003(Download)
• Genetic Engineering and Food, 2001(Download)
• Further Information: Permanent Senate Commission on Genetic Research(interner Link)

Permanent Senate Commission on Animal Research

• Position Paper on Securing Efficient Biomedical Research While Maintaining the Highest Animal Welfare Standards, July 2022(Download)
• Animal Experimentation in Research: The 3Rs Principle and the Validity of Scientific Research. Guidelines, July 2019(Download)
• Animal Experimentation in Research, 2016(Download)
• Animal Experiments in Research, 2004(Download)
• Further Information: Permanent Senate Commission on Animal Protection and Experimentation(interner Link)

Permanent Senate Commission on Fundamental Issues of Biological Diversity

• Statement on the Annex to Decision CBD/COP/DEC/15/9 pursuant to Notification 2023-003 of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, March 2023(Download)
• Statement about the Agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (biodiversity beyond national juristiction – BBNJ)”, July 2022(Download)
• Position paper of the Permanent Senate Commission on Fundamental Issues of Biological Diversity (SKBV) of the German Research Foundation (DFG) on the document CBD/WG2020/3/L.2, June 2022(Download)
• Agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, February 2022(Download)
• Statement: "The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity", March 2021(Download)
• Statement: "Negotiations for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)", July 2019(Download)
• Further Information: Permanent Senate Commission on Fundamental Issues of Biological Diversity(interner Link)

Commission for Pandemic Research

• Statement on the current WHO Pandemic Agreement, July 2023(Download)
• Statement: Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness, September 2022(Download)
• Position Paper: "Coronavirus pandemic: How is it possible to prevent infection through aerosols?", July 2021(Download)
• Further Information: Commission for Pandemic Research(interner Link)