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Bee colony mortality: presentation of the initial results of the EPILOBEE European surveillance study

For several years now, weakening and mortality of bee colonies has been observed in many countries. Because of this, for the first time an active...

Bisphenol A: ANSES publishes its comments in response to the EFSA draft Opinion for consultation

On 17 January 2014, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published its draft Opinion on the risks to health related to bisphenol A (BPA) on...

ANSES finds a link between boar exposure to Mycobacterium bovis and the distribution of tuberculosis outbreaks on cattle farms

Collaboration between the ANSES's laboratories in Nancy and in Maisons-Alfort has revealed a link between boars exposed to the bacterium which...

ANSES is appointed FAO Reference Centre for brucellosis

On March 5, ANSES was appointed as the Reference Centre of the Animal Health Service of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for...

ECHA adopts ANSES's proposal for a tougher classification of bisphenol A as toxic for reproduction

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a synthetic chemical which has been in use for over 50 years in the plastics industry. The studies conducted by ANSES on the...

Food supplements containing red yeast rice: before consumption, ask a healthcare professional

"Red yeast rice" is a red mould grown on rice which is used in many food supplements claiming to "maintain a normal level of cholesterol". ANSES...

Naegleria fowleri in bathing water: serious but rare infections

Free-living pathogenic amoebae of the species Naegleria fowleri (N. fowleri) are responsible for primary amoebic meningo-encephalitis. A small...

Exposure of farm workers to pesticides: ANSES publishes a literature review report and launches a call for contributions

Different epidemiological studies conducted on population groups in the agricultural sector highlight a significant link between exposure to...