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ANSES and the Nord-Pas de Calais regional council sign a memorandum of cooperation

For the Fête de la Mer ("Sea Days Celebration"), ANSES and the Nord-Pas de Calais regional council signed a memorandum of cooperation on 10 July...

New missions for ANSES relating to plant protection products, fertilisers and growing media

Since 2010, ANSES has been carrying out its risk assessment, reference and research missions in the areas of human, animal and plant health guided...

ANSES is appointed OIE reference laboratory for foot and mouth disease

On 3 June, ANSES was appointed reference laboratory of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) for foot and mouth disease, a major disease...

Exposure of children to radiofrequency waves: ANSES launches a public consultation

Today ANSES launches a public consultation of its pre-final report on the assessment of health risks for children associated with exposure to...

Nutritional labelling: ANSES assesses the feasibility of implementing Rayner's score

At the request of the Minister of social affairs and health, Professor Serge Hercberg submitted a report in January 2014 that recommends...

Recycling of greywater in households: a practice in need of regulation

With water resources becoming increasingly scarce, there is growing interest in reusing wastewater and rainwater for irrigating crops, watering...

Insects as food: a review of potential hazards and research needs

The consumption of insects as food, also known as entomophagy, is a widespread practice in many parts of the world (Africa, Asia, Latin America),...

A website dedicated to EU work on safety threshold values for chemical emissions from consumer goods

Construction materials, furniture and decoration products can be sources of indoor pollution due to the potentially harmful chemicals they...