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Fortifying flour with folic acid can help prevent neural tube malformations in newborns
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Fortifying flour with folic acid can help prevent neural tube malformations in newborns

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Publication of the 2025 work programme postponed
06/01/2025

Publication of the 2025 work programme postponed

Every year in December, ANSES finalises and then publishes its work programme. The 2025 programme will be published once the resources available to ANSES are known, and possibly after determining its scientific priorities.
Environmental and occupational health: 42 research projects funded in 2024
PNR EST
23/12/2024

Environmental and occupational health: 42 research projects funded in 2024

ANSES has published the list of research projects selected following the call for proposals of the National Research Programme for Environmental and Occupational Health, issued in late 2023. The projects will receive a total of €7.78 million in funding. This research seeks to provide new knowledge on environmental risks to human health in the general or occupational populations, as well as on risks to ecosystems.
Sunscreen products: better consumer information means better protection
Produits de protection solaire
11/12/2024

Sunscreen products: better consumer information means better protection

The European Commission intends to revise the recommendations on safety and efficacy claims for sunscreen products it issued to industry in 2006. Its aim is to provide consumers with better guidance when choosing and using these products. ANSES has produced an opinion in support of this revision that calls for the recommendation to be made clearer and more restrictive, in order to provide better protection for users of sunscreen products.
Recognition of occupational diseases: scientific evidence for revising the tables
Maladies professionnelles
12/12/2024

Recognition of occupational diseases: scientific evidence for revising the tables

Occupational diseases suffer from under-reporting and a lack of recognition. The procedures are based on occupational disease tables, some of which are obsolete in relation to current scientific knowledge and medical practice. ANSES has made several proposals with a view to making it easier to update the existing tables. As part of its expert appraisal work, it also identified some diseases not covered by the tables, which therefore need to be included in the work programmes of the occupational disease committees.

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Avian influenza in 11 questions

Avian influenza in 11 questions

Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral infection occurring in wild and domestic birds, including poultry. Wild bird migration periods and movements have an impact on the risk of virus...
Assessment of plant protection products

Assessment of plant protection products

Plant protection products are formulations intended to protect plants and plant products.These products must obtain authorisation before they can be placed on the market, on the basis of a scientific...
Risks in using essential oils and precautions to be taken

Risks in using essential oils and precautions to be taken

Whether applied to the skin, used in sprays and diffusers or ingested, essential oils have become everyday products. However, they contain a variable mixture of substances that can be toxic to our...

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07/01/2025
Inside ANSES

How are we doing as regards openness to society?

It’s already been 15 years! In 2009, the Agency was one of the first to sign the French Charter on openness to society, intended for public agencies tasked with research, expert appraisal and risk assessment for health and the environment. Mathieu Baudrin, in charge of relations with stakeholders at ANSES, takes stock of our practices as regards dialogue and openness with organised civil society, and explains how they help to enhance the Agency’s scientific output and its mission to keep the public informed.
01/07/2024
Inside ANSES
Occupational health

ANSES and the ANSM strengthen their partnership

On 12 June, ANSES and the ANSM signed a new framework agreement to reinforce their partnership across the entire field of human and veterinary medicinal products. This new agreement between the two health agencies also provides for cooperation to be extended to all possible synergies according to the "One Health" approach.
05/06/2024
Veterinary medicine - ANMV

The French Agency for Veterinary Medicinal Products celebrates its 30th anniversary

The French Agency for Veterinary Medicinal Products (ANMV) was created in 1994. Part of ANSES, it monitors the efficacy of the veterinary medicinal products used in France and ensures they are environmentally friendly and safe for animal and human health. The ANMV’s missions and importance on the French and European scenes have changed significantly over the past 30 years. Below, Franck Fourès, Director of the ANMV, looks back at its history and discusses the major challenges that lie ahead.