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23/01/2023
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Creosote: Do not reuse treated railway sleepers

Creosote is highly toxic to health and exposure therefore needs to be kept to a minimum. In France, creosote is only used to treat railway...
20/01/2023

Improve monitoring of GMOs in the environment

Following the identification of genetically modified rapeseed plants growing near Rouen, the Agency was asked to assess the effectiveness of the...
18/01/2023

ANSES and the INRS renew their partnership on occupational health

Today, Wednesday 18 January 2023, ANSES and the INRS are signing a new partnership agreement, thereby continuing their collaborative venture...
09/01/2023

Gaining a better understanding of the genome of the bacterium responsible for Q fever

ANSES's Sophia Antipolis Laboratory has participated in a vast genetic analysis of strains of Coxiella burnetii, the bacterium responsible for Q...
05/01/2023

ANSES renews its cooperation on occupational health with NIOSH

ANSES and the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) in the United States signed a new memorandum of understanding in the...
22/12/2022

Ethical standards in expert appraisal activities: guidelines for analysing intellectual ties

To ensure independence and transparency in its expert appraisal activities, ANSES publishes information on the measures taken to analyse the...
21/12/2022

Only use chemicals as a last resort to eradicate bed bugs

Once a home is infested with bed bugs, it is difficult to get rid of them. Sometimes, faced with the tenacity of these parasites, people turn to...
16/12/2022
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Avian influenza: chickens cannot be vaccinated this winter

The conditions are not currently in place to effectively vaccinate chickens and turkeys against avian influenza. In order for this strategy to be...
14/12/2022
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First application of ANSES's methodology for assessing the risks of nanomaterials in food

Conventional methodologies are not always suitable for assessing the potential health risks to consumers of nanomaterials used in food. In 2021,...