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Dioxyde Titane
07/05/2021 —
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Titanium dioxide: news of EFSA's updated assessment of the food additive E171

ANSES notes the conclusions of EFSA's re-assessment of titanium dioxide used as a food additive (E171), which confirm the health concerns raised by the Agency in its own 2017 and 2019 assessments. It will now take the data from this new assessment into account in its ongoing work to assess the risks associated with nanoscale food additives and ingredients. Use of the food additive E171 was suspended in France in January 2020.
Tiques
05/05/2021 —
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Watch out for ticks, even in your garden

Especially active in the spring and autumn, ticks are the main vectors of pathogens responsible for infectious diseases in Europe. In particular, they transmit the bacterium that causes Lyme disease in humans. Bites can occur in woods and forests, but also in gardens. A new participatory research programme in Nancy, entitled TIQUoJARDIN, is seeking to gain a better understanding of the risks associated with garden ticks and the pathogens they carry.
03/05/2021 —
Portrait

Women at ANSES - "Collaborative work is crucial for monitoring tick-borne diseases"

Sara Moutailler, director of the BIPAR Joint Research Unit, is medical entomologist specialising in ticks.
Fièvre Q
30/04/2021 —
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How reliable are the tests for Q fever?

The Animal Q Fever Unit of ANSES’s Sophia-Antipolis Laboratory has just published a study comparing the performance of the three commercially available tests for detecting Q fever in animals. This work will help improve the interpretation of test results to better screen for the disease.
Maladies Animales
30/04/2021 —
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ANSES, EnvA and INRAE renew two joint research units for animal diseases

ANSES, EnvA and INRAE have renewed their agreement on two joint research units (UMRs): the BIPAR unit (molecular biology and parasitic immunology) and the Virology unit. Both units work on animal diseases and the risk of transmission to humans: the first on parasitic diseases and diseases transmitted by arthropod vectors, the second on viral diseases.
références nutritionnelles
23/04/2021 —
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Publication of the new dietary reference values for the vitamin and mineral intake of the French population

Acquired mainly through our diet, vitamins and minerals are essential to our health, growth and body functions. ANSES is updating the dietary reference values specifying the vitamin and mineral intake required to meet the nutritional needs of the population, without leading to excess. These values will then become the references used by all professionals in the nutrition and health sector.
5 G
20/04/2021 —
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5G: no new health risks according to the data available

Population exposure to electromagnetic fields in the radiofrequencies band is changing, driven by technological progress and the emergence of new digital habits. As part of the deployment of 5G, new frequency bands are already being used (3.5 GHz band) or are scheduled for use in the near future (26 GHz band). Following on from its expert appraisals on radiofrequencies and health, and based on the scientific data available to date, ANSES considers that the deployment of 5G in the 3.5 GHz frequency band is unlikely to present new risks to health. For the 26 GHz frequency band, the data currently available are insufficient to conclude whether or not there are health effects. More knowledge is required on the links between exposure and health effects. To this end, ANSES is underlining the need to continue research and – in particular – to monitor changes in population exposure with the increase in the number of base stations and the expansion in network use. On 20 April 2021, the Agency launched a public consultation to collect comments from the scientific community and stakeholders.
18/11/2021 —
Event

Thursday, 18 November, 2021

7th Scientific Day of the Institut Santé-Travail Paris-Est (IST-PE)

40 avenue de Verdun 94000 Créteil ou en distanciel
Public : oui
Auditorium du Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil
The seventh Scientific Day of the Institut Santé-Travail Paris-Est will take place on Thursday 18 November 2021. The topic of the day will be "Health, Work & the Healthcare Environment". The day will begin with an introductory conference which will be followed by three theme-based sessions: "Quality of life at work in healthcare environments", "Occupational exposure" and "Health aspects". Work in a healthcare environment concerns a very wide range of medical and paramedical professionals, in a variety of contexts (public or private hospitals, private practice, services to individuals). In addition to biological risks, which have recently come to the fore, workers are confronted with many other occupational risks (physical, organisational, and psychosocial). The aim of this event is to address, in specific theme-based sessions, recent data on occupational exposures in this sector of activity, results concerning health data for this type of worker, and presentations relating to the quality of life at work in care-based settings. The Day is intended for the many actors concerned by occupational health, workers from the various care environments, whether they are researchers, occupational health workers, institutions, social partners, management or human resource workers. Participation in this day-long event is free of charge, but for organisational and security reasons, registration is required before 1 October by contacting Ms Julie CAPON - Julie.Capon@chicreteil.fr - 01 57 02 28 77 The Organizing Committee : Pascal ANDUJAR - Milia BELACEL - Jean-Baptiste BOUDIN-LESTIENNE - Jean-Claude PAIRON Scientific Committee : Henri BASTOS - Christos CHOUAÏD - Gérard LASFARGUES - Mélina LE BARBIER - Corinne MANDIN - Jean-Claude PAIRON
20/05/2021 —
Event

Thursday, 20 May, 2021

Scientific Encounters ANSES & ANR - Microplastics and nanomaterials: Research on environment & health

Public : oui
100 % digital
The degradation of plastic materials and the numerous uses of nanomaterials in everyday products have led to the release of large quantities of micro- and nanoscale particles into the environment. While the use of plastics and manufactured nanomaterials has clear advantages, the particulate contamination that results from them can have harmful effects on health and ecosystems. On 20 May , ANSES and the French National Research Agency (ANR) are organising a Scientific Encounters session entitled "Microplastics and nanomaterials: research on environment & health". Through an overview of the research work funded by the two agencies, the sources of exposure to these particles, the monitoring of their presence in the environment and their consequences for ecosystems and human health will be discussed. The event will also be an opportunity to share the recent work of the French Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices on the topic entitled "Plastic pollution: a ticking time bomb?". One presentation will specifically focus on the development of innovative, sustainable nanomaterials that are safer for human health and the environment. At the end of the day, a panel of experts will take part in a discussion entitled "Micro/nano: from futility to utility". This Scientific Encounters event is geared to the scientific community, environmental associations, professional organisations and public decision-makers.You can register and consult the program (in french only) on the event's website. To review the plenary sessions and workshops now, click on the corresponding links in the interactive programme below: Interactive Programme (PDF) (in French)

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