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Max Rubner-Institut (MRI)

Federal Research Institute for Nutrition and Food
Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9
76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Phone: +49 721 6625-0
Fax: +49 721 6625-111
Email: praesident@mri.bund.de

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Prof. Dr. Pablo Steinberg, President
Federal Research Institute for Nutrition and Food
Haid-und-Neu-Straße 9
76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Phone: +49 721 6625-299
Email: datenschutz@mri.bund.de

Controller pursuant to section 18 (2) German State Media Treaty

For the area of online editorship in general

Dr. Iris Lehmann
Max Rubner-Institut (MRI)
Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food
Haid-und-Neu-Straße 9
76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

For the area of the “FISH-FIT” online database

Ute Schröder
Max Rubner-Institut (MRI)
Institute for Safety and Quality in Milk and Fish
Palmaille 9
22767 Hamburg, Germany

Dr. Regina Klapper
Max Rubner-Institut
National Reference Centre for Authentic Food (NRZ-Authent)
Hermann-Weigmann-Straße 1
24103 Kiel, Germany

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