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Pesticides in outdoor air: ANSES identifies the substances requiring further assessment

Today, ANSES is publishing its initial interpretation work on health impacts based on the results of the national exploratory campaign to measure...

ANSES makes a commitment to open science

Open science “takes advantage of the digital transition to develop open access to publications and, to the fullest extent possible, to research...

Incontinence pads: ANSES publishes the results of its health risk assessment

Today, ANSES is publishing its risk assessment report on chemicals in heavy incontinence pads. In its expert appraisal, the Agency identified...

Tiger mosquitoes: take part in their surveillance via the Signalement Moustique website!

The tiger mosquito has been established in France since 2004 and is now found in around sixty départements. It is an invasive species that can...

Information from ANSES following the article of 16 June 2020 in Le Monde

An article in Le Monde on 16 June, based on comments by anonymous individuals described as "whistleblowers" and a question to the government by...

Nanomaterials in food: ANSES's recommendations for improving their identification and better assessing consumer health risks

Since the late 1990s, because of their specific properties, an increasing number of nanomaterials have been incorporated into everyday products,...

The fight against COVID-19 should not be allowed to overshadow the risks associated with the dengue epidemics occurring in the French overseas territories

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Directorate General for Health made an urgent request to ANSES to assess the benefit-risk ratio of...

CiTIQUE: new version of the app now available

To improve prevention of the risks associated with tick bites, in 2017, INRAE and its partners created the participatory "Signalement Tique"...

Confusion between autumn crocus and wild garlic can lead to fatal poisoning

Wild plant picking can lead to confusion between edible and poisonous plants. ANSES and the Poison Control Centres are once again warning of...