Max Rubner Institute

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The Max Rubner Institute (MRI), Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food is a higher federal authority of the Federal Republic of Germany in the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL). The research focus is on consumer health protection in the nutrition sector. In this field, the MRI advises the BMEL.

The institute was named after the physician and physiologist Max Rubner. [1] Until January 1, 2008, the institute was called the Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food (BfEL). The president of the MRI is Pablo Steinberg. [2]

The institution's headquarters are in Karlsruhe. Other locations are Kiel, Detmold and Kulmbach. The Münster site has been closed; "the fish quality department is currently still located in Hamburg." In total, the institute employs around 200 scientists at its various sites. [3]

The MRI is a member of the Working Group of Departmental Research Institutions.

History

The MRI's predecessor, the Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, was established on January 1, 2004, through the merger of the following institutions:

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References

  1. "Über die Person Max Rubner". mri.bund.de. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  2. "Max Rubner-Institut unter neuer Leitung". mri.bund.de. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  3. "Das Max Rubner-Institut". mri.bund.de. Retrieved 2022-09-01.