A global team of experts from the HBM Global Network has developed the first comprehensive Minimum Information Requirements for Human Biomonitoring (MIR-HBM). Published in Environment International (June 2025), the guidance defines the essential information (metadata) needed from study design to reporting to ensure that HBM are robust, harmonised, reproducible, and reusable. Covering aspects such as study rationale, population, ethical approval, biospecimen handling, laboratory methods, and data management, MIR-HBM provides a practical framework for researchers and health professionals worldwide. The MIR-HBM guidance will be implemented directly in the FAIREHR platform, supporting the registration of HBM studies and ensuring alignment with FAIR data principles. By improving transparency and comparability, this milestone will help transform HBM into a cornerstone for exposure science, regulatory decision-making, and global chemical safety.
The full MIR-HBM manuscript is now available in Environment International and will be fully integrated into FAIREHR soon in the format of HBM Metadata in collaboration with GoFAIR foundation.
