In a context of media coverage of bedbug infestations, The National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES) warned, Tuesday, December 5, against the use of the product…
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Poisoning with nicotine or tobacco sachets on the rise, especially among young people, warns ANSES
Sachets of nicotine, tobacco or even aromatic beads for cigarettes are causing more and more poisoning, mainly among children and adolescents, warns the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational…
Particularly used in hospitals, formalin can cause leukemia, according to ANSES
Its links with the disease remained subject to debate. Certain leukemias are caused by occupational exposure to formaldehyde, also called “formalin”, French health authorities confirmed on Tuesday, speaking out to…
Contamination of aircraft air: ANSES has identified “multiple sources of pollutants”
Blurred vision, disorientation, headaches, cough, chest tightness, loss of balance… For several years, flight crews have reported symptoms which would be ociated with potential contamination of the air in cabins…
Do not treat your children’s lice with an animal insecticide, warns ANSES
On October 2, 2023, the National Health Security Agency (ANSES) was alerted to the case of a little girl hospitalized in serious condition following the use of insecticides intended to…
A hundred children burned by disinfectant between 2017 and 2022, notes ANSES
A disinfection team cleans the school canteen at the Saint-Exupéry primary school in Cannes, France, on May 5, 2020. ERIC GAILLARD / REUTERS Improper use of disinfectants in toilets or…
Sunscreens: ANSES calls for the withdrawal of octocrylene for its effects on the environment
This may not be the only problem, but it is the first formally identified. In a report sent to the government at the end of May, ANSES has pointed out…
the vaccines tested on ducks are “very effective” according to ANSES
By Le Figaro with AFP Posted 31 minutes ago , Update 11 minutes ago The vaccines are tested on mule ducks, bred for foie gras. alco81 / stock.adobe.com The Ministry…
the Senate gives the government the power to suspend a decision by ANSES
The right-wing majority Senate voted on the evening of Tuesday May 16 against the government’s opinion on a controversial provision allowing the Minister of Agriculture to suspend, under certain conditions,…
vaccination of poultry will not be possible this winter, according to ANSES
The health agency points out that “several factors preventing its implementation have been identified”. Too few vaccines are available quickly, she argues in particular. Bad news for producers of poultry,…