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Date
28/04/2025
News

Foot-and-mouth disease: a step closer to understanding the persistence of the virus in ruminants

Foot-and-mouth disease is one of the most contagious viral animal diseases. It affects more than 70 domestic and wild species, in particular...
24/04/2025

Analysis of the results of Inserm’s collective expert review on the health effects of pesticides

The adverse effects of plant protection products must be monitored and taken into account so that their uses and marketing authorisations can be...
18/04/2025

Domestic fridge temperatures studied in Europe to better protect consumers

Scientists at ANSES’s Laboratory for Food Safety have reviewed the reference temperature used to calculate the use-by dates of ready-to-eat...
18/04/2025

Our 2025 work programme

ANSES's work programme, which is updated each year, enables it to pursue and develop its activities in order to keep abreast of health risks and...
16/04/2025

Cases of nitrous oxide poisoning still on the rise

Since 2020, reports of poisoning related to the misuse of nitrous oxide, or ‘laughing gas’, have been steadily increasing. This gas can lead to...
14/04/2025

ANSES’s role in limiting the spread of new cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Europe

Since early 2025, outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease have been reported in Germany, and more recently in Hungary and Slovakia. We provide an...
14/04/2025

Caution needed when eating wild asparagus

The wild asparagus season is here. Although considered to be edible, this plant can cause potentially serious poisoning: swelling of the throat,...
02/04/2025

ANSES to coordinate Green Data for Health (GD4H) in support of environmental health

On Wednesday 2 April 2025, a cooperation agreement was signed between the members of the Green Data for Health project (GD4H), entrusting ANSES...
26/03/2025

Working conditions of food delivery couriers for digital platforms are damaging to their health

The rise of digital platforms has been accompanied by changes in working patterns that are raising health issues for workers such as food delivery...