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11/04/2017 —
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ANSES's proposed classification for granulated copper submitted for public consultation

ANSES has submitted a proposed classification for granulated copper to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in accordance with the European CLP Regulation (on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures). This proposal has been the subject of a public consultation on the ECHA website since 4 April 2017, in order to give all stakeholders an opportunity to present their positions, scientific arguments or any additional information they have at their disposal. Following this public consultation, which is to run for 45 days, a final opinion will be adopted by ECHA's Committee for Risk Assessment and sent to the European Commission to help it decide whether or not to include the classification proposed by ANSES in the CLP Regulation.
04/04/2017 —
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Public consultation of ANSES's proposal for classification of diisooctyl phthalate as toxic for reproduction

ANSES has submitted a classification proposal for diisooctyl phthalate as toxic for reproduction, category 1B for fertility and development, to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). This proposal has been open for public consultation on the ECHA website since 14 March 2017, to give all stakeholders an opportunity to present their position, their scientific arguments, or any additional information they may have. Following this public consultation, which is open for 45 days, a final opinion will be adopted by the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) at the ECHA and forwarded to the European Commission for a decision on whether or not to include ANSES’s proposed classification in the CLP regulation.
04/04/2017 —
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Public consultation of ANSES's proposal for classification of 2-methoxyethyl acrylate

ANSES has submitted a classification proposal for 2-methoxyethyl acrylate to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in line with the CLP regulation (classification, labelling and packaging of chemical substances). This proposal has been open for public consultation on the ECHA website since 14 March 2017, to give all stakeholders an opportunity to present their position, their scientific arguments, or any additional information they may have. Following this public consultation, which is open for 45 days, a final opinion will be adopted by the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) at the ECHA and forwarded to the European Commission for a decision on whether or not to include ANSES’s proposed classification in the CLP regulation.
03/04/2017 —
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ANSES and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) reinforce their partnership

During a visit on 17 March 2017 by a delegation from ANSES to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Ottawa, Dr. Primal Silva, the Acting Vice-President and Roger Genet, Director General of ANSES, signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning scientific cooperation. Its objective is to strengthen cooperation between the two agencies in the many areas where they have common interests.
03/04/2017 —
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Reinforcement of the partnership between ANSES and the US National Institute of Environnemental Health Sciences

On 22 March 2017, ANSES and the US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) signed a ten-year Memorandum of Understanding. In doing so, the two organisations join forces to achieve a common goal: improved understanding and mitigation of the impact of the environment on human health.
Eoliens
30/03/2017 —
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Exposure to low-frequency sound and infrasounds from wind farms: improving information for local residents and monitoring noise exposure

Today ANSES is publishing the results of its assessment of health effects related to low-frequency sounds (20 Hz to 200 Hz) and infrasounds (below 20 Hz) emitted by wind farms. The expert appraisal undertaken by the Agency made it possible, on the one hand, to measure and characterise, in a real-life situation, the infrasound emitted by wind farms, and on the other hand, to analyse the available data on the potential health effects related to exposure to infrasounds and low-frequency sounds. In its conclusions, the Agency underlines that the results of this expert appraisal provide no justification for changing the current exposure limit values or for extending the sound frequencies currently considered in the regulations to include infrasounds and low-frequency sounds. However, the Agency recommends providing enhanced information campaigns for local residents when constructing wind farms, supplementing our knowledge of exposure and undertaking further research into the relationship between health and exposure to infrasounds and low-frequency sounds. The Agency also recommends systematically measuring the noise emissions of wind turbines before and after they are brought into service and setting up continuous noise measurement systems around wind farms, based for example on current practices in the airport sector.
Néonicotinoïdes
21/03/2017 —
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ANSES publishes its methodology for the assessment of alternatives to neonicotinoids

As part of the implementation of the Act "for the restoration of biodiversity, nature and landscapes", ANSES received a formal request from the Ministry of Agriculture to conduct an assessment weighing up the risks and benefits of plant protection preparations containing neonicotinoids, compared with their chemical and non-chemical alternatives. It was also asked to conduct an assessment of the impact of neonicotinoids on human health, by the ministries responsible for health, the environment and biodiversity. Today, the Agency is publishing the methodology it has developed for identifying the alternatives to these products and comparing their effectiveness and operationality. This interim opinion will, by the end of 2017, be followed by additional work on the identification, effectiveness and risks to health and the environment of alternative control methods, for all the existing uses of neonicotinoids, as well as on the impact of all the neonicotinoid active substances on human health.
Lumière Pulsée
20/03/2017 —
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ANSES recommends revising the regulatory framework for aesthetic devices

Today ANSES is publishing the conclusions of its expert appraisal on the health risks related to the use of devices intended for the performance of aesthetic procedures (hair removal and lipolysis). In light of the effects observed and reported in various clinical studies, ANSES has concluded that measures need to be taken to limit the occurrence of adverse effects. It recommends revising the regulatory framework for aesthetic devices, in particular applying requirements to them that are currently associated with medical devices. ANSES also recommends providing mandatory prior information on the risk of adverse effects to users undergoing aesthetic procedures.
Influenza Aviaire
14/03/2017 —
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Update on emerging avian influenza virus H5N8

In early March, 27 European countries declared outbreaks with the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) of the H5N8 or H5Nx highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, responsible for a bird flu epizootic in many of these countries. ANSES is highly involved in surveillance of avian influenza and of the propagation of the H5N8 virus and closely related viruses in France, due to its participation in the Epidemiological surveillance platform for animal health (ESA Platform), its research and reference activities concerning bird flu, and its activities in the assessment of risks to animal health.

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