Food should provide a sufficient amount of energy as well as a number of macronutrients (proteins, fats, carbohydrates) and micronutrients (vitamins, minerals and trace elements) to ensure that all of the body's nutritional needs are met. Find...
Small amounts of additives, flavourings and processing aids are put in foods during manufacturing or in the finished product for technological purposes (prolonging shelf life, enhancing taste, etc). Their assessment involves ensuring that they...
What are the nutritional benefits of eating shellfish? Is it risky to eat shellfish in periods of high green algae proliferation? What are ANSES's activities regarding shellfish health? See our articles on this topic.
Like human health, animal health can be threatened by various pathogens (bacteria, viruses, parasites), some of which can also affect human health (zoonoses). ANSES contributes to the prevention and control of the major and emerging animal...
Antimicrobial resistance is recognised as a major problem for human and animal health worldwide. The emergence and growing spread of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains calls into question the effectiveness of antimicrobial treatments, both...
The term asbestos covers a group of naturally formed mineral-based fibres. These fibres have special physical and chemical properties which, in addition to the low cost of asbestos extraction, encouraged the massive use of asbestos fibres in...
Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral infection which affects wild and domestic birds. The disease, which has a very high mortality rate in birds and can cause great financial losses, can also under certain conditions be transmitted to...
Biocides are substances or formulations intended to destroy, deter, render harmless, prevent the action of, or otherwise exert a controlling effect on, any harmful organism by chemical or biological means. As part of marketing authorisation...
Bisphenol A is a synthetic chemical. In France, ANSES has identified nearly sixty industries that potentially use this substance. The Agency’s assessment of the uses and health effects of bisphenol A led it to recommend, in September 2011,...
Bluetongue (BT) is a viral disease which is transmitted from an infected animal to another animal through the bite of a midge. It can not be transmitted to humans. It mainly affects sheep, but can also manifest in cattle, goats and wild...
Caffeine is a substance naturally present in over 60 different plants, including coffee, kola nut, guarana and yerba maté. It is most commonly consumed in coffee and tea, but it is also found in energy drinks. ANSES recommends that consumers use...
Through its integrated approach to risk assessment, ANSES takes into account the exposures of various population groups in a cross-cutting and all-encompassing way which enables it to assess risks so as to reflect as closely as possible the...
