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21/12/2020
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ANSES takes part in five new European research projects on infectious animal diseases

Five European research projects in which ANSES is taking part have just been selected for funding. The Agency is coordinating four of them and is...
21/12/2020
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Digital Horse Week: a presentation by ANSES on diseases in the equine sector

ANSES's Laboratory for Animal Health is the national and European reference laboratory for major equine infectious diseases. Aymeric Hans,...
16/12/2020
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Food supplements containing tea tree, niaouli and cajeput essential oils: their misuse can pose risks

Although Melaleuca leaves have not traditionally been used for food purposes in France, they have given rise to tea tree, niaouli and cajeput...
15/12/2020
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Decorative plants – their ingestion can be toxic to both humans and animals

During the winter holiday season, holly, mistletoe and poinsettia are used to decorate cakes, home interiors and gardens. The ingestion of berries...
14/12/2020
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Singapore and France sign Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cooperation on food safety

On December 14, 2020, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)...
04/12/2020
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Ragweed in France: costs of the health impacts and proposed courses of action

Common ragweed first arrived in the Rhone Valley in the middle of the 20th century, and has been spreading across the country ever since, causing...
03/12/2020
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Falsified antiparasitic collars sold on the Internet

ANSES has detected falsified antiparasitic collars for dogs and cats sold on the Internet from China. These products, which are supposed to...
06/12/2025
Wednesday, 20 January, 2021 to Tuesday, 9 February, 2021

International Symposium about the credibility of scientific expertise and public decision-making

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In the late 1990s, a series of crises led the European Union and some of its Member States to reform the organisation of scientific expertise...
01/12/2020
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Nanomaterials: assessment of R-Nano, the national reporting scheme

Used in a wide variety of everyday products, nanomaterials nevertheless raise many questions about the risks to human health and the environment...