ANSES is a public authority reporting to the Ministries of Health, Agriculture, the Environment, Labour and Consumer Affairs.
It was founded on 1st July 2010 following the merger of two French health agencies, the French Food Safety Agency (AFSSA) and the French Agency for Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (AFSSET). In combining their respective missions and resources, ANSES provides a cross-disciplinary approach to health issues affecting humans, animals and plants.
In addition to optimising resources and skills, the merger has significantly increased the added value of French expertise, giving ANSES a global perspective of the various forms of exposure to which people are subjected at all ages and in all areas of life - at home, in the workplace, while travelling and during leisure time. With ANSES, France now has the biggest health and safety agency in Europe and the one with the widest scope.
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