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The fight against COVID-19 should not be allowed to overshadow the risks associated with the dengue epidemics occurring in the French overseas territories

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Directorate General for Health made an urgent request to ANSES to assess the benefit-risk ratio of...

CiTIQUE: new version of the app now available

To improve prevention of the risks associated with tick bites, in 2017, INRAE and its partners created the participatory "Signalement Tique"...

Confusion between autumn crocus and wild garlic can lead to fatal poisoning

Wild plant picking can lead to confusion between edible and poisonous plants. ANSES and the Poison Control Centres are once again warning of...

Study of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate: ANSES announces the scientific teams selected to conduct additional toxicological studies

Following the controversy over the carcinogenic classification of glyphosate, ANSES issued a call for tenders for additional toxicological studies...

ANSES calls for vigilance concerning essential-oil based sprays and diffusers

Described as having the ability to “cleanse” or “purify” the air, essential-oil based sprays and diffusers are increasingly present in our...

ANSES warns against taking food supplements that could lower the body’s immune response

Some of the plants found in food supplements can weaken the body’s natural defences, primarily by interfering with the inflammatory defence...

Ensuring sufficient vitamin D intake through diet during lockdown

Vitamin D plays a key role in maintaining bone and muscle tissue and boosting our immune system. In the current COVID-19 epidemic, our immune...

ANSES opinion on the plant protection substances identified as giving rise to concern in the December 2017 mission report on the use of plant protection products

As part of France’s national action plan to reduce the use of plant protection substances, ANSES is publishing its expert appraisal on the...