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Table of nutritional composition of foods (CIQUAL): ANSES supplements its data and publishes its work priorities for the coming years

With 3185 foods listed, the CIQUAL table managed by ANSES is the reference database on the nutritional composition of the most widely consumed...

Water filtration in public swimming pools: ANSES publishes its recommendations on membrane processes

Today, ANSES is publishing an opinion on the use of membrane processes for filtering pool water or water used for backwashing filters in public...

Pesticides in outdoor air: ANSES identifies the substances requiring further assessment

Today, ANSES is publishing its initial interpretation work on health impacts based on the results of the national exploratory campaign to measure...

ANSES makes a commitment to open science

Open science “takes advantage of the digital transition to develop open access to publications and, to the fullest extent possible, to research...

Incontinence pads: ANSES publishes the results of its health risk assessment

Today, ANSES is publishing its risk assessment report on chemicals in heavy incontinence pads. In its expert appraisal, the Agency identified...

Tiger mosquitoes: take part in their surveillance via the Signalement Moustique website!

The tiger mosquito has been established in France since 2004 and is now found in around sixty départements. It is an invasive species that can...

Information from ANSES following the article of 16 June 2020 in Le Monde

An article in Le Monde on 16 June, based on comments by anonymous individuals described as "whistleblowers" and a question to the government by...

Nanomaterials in food: ANSES's recommendations for improving their identification and better assessing consumer health risks

Since the late 1990s, because of their specific properties, an increasing number of nanomaterials have been incorporated into everyday products,...