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Artificial groundwater recharge conceivable under certain conditions

Artificial groundwater recharge conceivable under certain conditions

In France, more than 95% of catchment systems for the production of water intended for human consumption use groundwater. With climate change, the increasing frequency and intensity of weather events ...

News Published on 21/06/2016

Long-term health effects associated with working conditions in sewers

Long-term health effects associated with working conditions in sewers

ANSES is publishing an expert appraisal on the specific exposures and health risks to which sewer workers are subjected. On the basis of a thorough analysis of the scientific literature highlighting e...

News Published on 22/06/2016

ANSES confirms the health risks associated with night work

ANSES confirms the health risks associated with night work

ANSES received a formal request to assess the health risks for professionals exposed to atypical working hours, in particular night work, whether regular or irregular. The Agency’s expert appraisal id...

News Published on 22/06/2016

Biocides

New missions for ANSES concerning biocidal products

New missions for ANSES concerning biocidal products

ANSES is today broadening its sphere of competence by taking over management of marketing authorisations (MAs) for biocidal products and responsibility for declarations to the biocidal products invent...

News Published on 1/07/2016

Exposure of children to radiofrequencies: a call for moderate and supervised use of wireless technologies

Exposure of children to radiofrequencies: a call for moderate and supervised use of wireless technologies

ANSES is today publishing an expert appraisal on the exposure of children to radiofrequencies and the potential effects on their health. In its conclusions, the Agency emphasises that children can be ...

News Published on 8/07/2016

Signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between ANSES and the National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) of the Republic of Korea

Signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between ANSES and the National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) of the Republic of Korea

During the visit to ANSES headquarters of a NIFDS delegation, the two Directors General, Dr. Yeowon SOHN and Dr. Roger GENET, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 12 July 2016. The signature ...

News Published on 13/07/2016

ANSES calls for ceasing the use of VELACTIS® and recalling all batches, including from farms

ANSES calls for ceasing the use of VELACTIS® and recalling all batches, including from farms

Following several reports of serious adverse effects related to the veterinary drug VELACTIS®, ANSES has suspended the use of this medicine. The Agency has asked veterinarians to no longer prescribe V...

News Published on 26/07/2016

Publication of the report on occupational exposure to pesticides: a need for better understanding and a reduction in exposure

Publication of the report on occupational exposure to pesticides: a need for better understanding and a reduction in exposure

In France, more than a million professionals in the agricultural sector are potentially exposed to pesticides. In 2011, ANSES issued an internal request to conduct a collective expert appraisal aiming...

News Published on 28/07/2016

ANSES organises a public consultation for its report on electromagnetic hypersensitivity

ANSES organises a public consultation for its report on electromagnetic hypersensitivity

Today ANSES launches a public consultation of its draft report on electromagnetic hypersensitivity or idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields. Members of the scientif...

News Published on 27/07/2016

ANSES issues its conclusions regarding criteria for the identification of endocrine disruptors

ANSES issues its conclusions regarding criteria for the identification of endocrine disruptors

In May 2016, ANSES received a formal request to propose criteria for defining endocrine disruptors (EDs). On 15 June 2016, while this request was being examined, the European Commission (EC) published...

News Published on 29/07/2016