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13/01/2012
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ANSES proposes undertaking a restriction procedure for gamma-butyrolactone and 1,4-butanediol to prohibit their sale to the public at European level

Since 2005, several hundred cases of poisoning and one death have been reported following the deliberate or accidental absorption of...
07/12/2011
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ANSES proposes that THFA be classified as a suspected reproductive toxicant

What is tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol?Tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA) is an organic compound used as a solvent in many applications and products...
16/11/2011
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ANSES requests that formaldehyde be classified as a carcinogen at European level

As the agency responsible for providing support to the French authorities for the implementation of European regulations on classification and...
02/11/2011
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Dimethyl fumarate: ANSES update on available knowledge

In 2008, several hundred cases of acute allergic skin reactions (eczema, irritative and allergic dermatitis), some of which were severe, were...
04/10/2011
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Occupational pathologies: the National Network for Monitoring and Prevention of Occupational Diseases publishes its scientific report

4 October 2011Since 2001, the 32 occupational disease clinics (CCPPs) in France have formed a network of medical experts called the National...
26/09/2011
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Bisphenol A: ANSES issues a call for contributions on substitute products to reduce exposure of the most susceptible populations

27 septembre 2011As part of its assessment of the risks associated with bisphenol A, ANSES is today publishing two reports: one on the health...
12/09/2011
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Chlordecone: ANSES assesses the dietary exposure of young children in Guadeloupe

As part of the investigations it has been pursuing since 2002 into the dietary risk associated with chlordecone, ANSES has especially been...
06/09/2011
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Wild boar mortality in Brittany: the H2S hypothesis is highly probable

Following the discovery of wild animal carcasses in the Gouessant estuary, the Ministry of Agriculture requested that ANSES determine the causes...
01/09/2011
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Infections by E. Coli O104:H4 : l'Anses reassesses the risks related to the consumption of sprouts

In May and June 2011, cases of infections by an enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli bacterium of serotype O104:H4 were reported respectively in...