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Home page - French food safety agency - Afssa - main - Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments<BR>+33 1 49 77 13 50<BR>03/11/09<BR>05/02/2010<BR>1 October 2009<BR>11 December 2009<BR>11 January 2010<BR>15 December 2009<BR>16 février 2010<BR>20 January 2010<BR>20 november 2009<BR>22 octobre 2009<BR>25 February 2010<BR>25 January 2010<BR>25 November 2009<BR>27-31 avenue du Général Leclerc<BR>4 December 2009<BR>5 February 2010<BR>9 February 2010<BR>94701 MAISONS-ALFORT Cedex<BR>> Effects, recommendations<BR>> Find out more<BR>> National study of impregnation<BR>> Opinion of 29 January 2010<BR>> Our close-up<BR>> Press release<BR>> Update dated 4 December 2009 <BR>>> Find out more<BR>>> On line declaration<BR>>Press release (in French)<BR>A (H1N1) Influenza in animals<BR>A/H1N1 Influenza: a confirmed turkey farm outbreak - a review of AFSSA's role and the importance of biosafety in farming <BR>Afssa<BR>AFSSA has now presented professionals with its report on the 2008 and 2009 vaccination campaigns, during which some 123 million doses of vaccine were administered, together with the outlook for the 2010 campaign. A detailed analysis of declarations of adverse effects compiled since this campaign began, by the pharmacovigilance system set up by AFSSA and run by the French Agency for Veterinary Medicinal Products, has concluded that there are no grounds for calling into question the risk/benefit status of the vaccines.<BR>AFSSA received a request to assess the health risks and efficacy of the Cruiser 350 preparation, within the scope of the application for marketing authorisation (MA) for the product. In view of all the data provided by both the manufacturer and the observations made through the surveillance programme implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, and given the application's compliance with the various provisions of European regulations, AFSSA issued a positive opinion for the public authorities to grant an MA. The Agency has nevertheless restricted this positive opinion to a limited field of use under very strict conditions.<BR>AFSSA warns companies to watch out for fraudulent use of its name<BR>An initial report was submitted to Government authorities on 15 November, to provide them with input for the Ministerial order being prepared and with feedback on discussions being held with all stakeholders on the objectives and arrangements for setting up a new consolidated Agency to take over from AFSSA and AFSSET. This news update summarises the work already undertaken.<BR>An outbreak of HPAI H5N1 virus in poultry : Burma, Nepal, Cambodia, Vietnam<BR>Antibiotics resistance<BR>Au 1er septembre 2008, une nouvelle réglementation européenne relative aux limites maximales de résidus (LMR) de pesticides dans les denrées est entrée en vigueur. A la demande de la Direction Générale de la Santé, l'Afssa a réalisé une comparaison des anciennes LMR nationales et des nouvelles LMR harmonisées au regard du niveau de protection du consommateur français. Ce travail permet de conclure que le niveau global de protection du consommateur conféré par l'application de cette nouvelle réglementation est équivalent à celui que fournissait l'application de la réglementation nationale. <BR>Avian influenza<BR>Bisphenol A: AFSSA recommends the development of new assessment methods<BR>Bluetongue<BR>Bluetongue (BT): Pharmacovigilance data do not call into question the risk/benefit status of the vaccines <BR>Close-up on Cruiser: AFSSA issues a positive opinion but under strict conditions of use<BR>Following the launch on 29 October of a national vigilance plan for food supplements, here is a review of the objectives and procedure of the plan established by the French Act on Hospitals, Patients, Health and Territories of July 2009.<BR>Food supplements<BR>Harmonisation européenne des limites maximales de résidus des pesticides : l'Afssa examine le niveau de protection des consommateurs<BR>In France over the last few months, the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF), as well as poison and toxicovigilance centres have been receiving reports from consumers who have noted a transient bitter aftertaste following consumption of pine nuts.<BR>In India, outbreaks of HPAI H5 virus in poultry<BR>In preparation for deployment of the ECOPHYTO 2018 plan, the Ministry of Agriculture has requested an exploration of the methods for assessing the efficaciousness of PNPPs (natural preparations of low concern). The French Association for Plant Protection has created three working groups to study the topic in which AFSSA is highly involved. On January 15, the Agency organised an information and feedback day to review study results. <BR>In preparation for replacement of the mouse bioassay by chemical tests within the framework of EU regulations, AFSSA has acquired the necessary tools for detecting, identifying and measuring all regulated lipophilic toxins in shellfish as of January 2010. The methods used are stringent and validated. <BR>Ion-exchange resins have been used for many years in water treatment. Since its inception, AFSSA has been in charge of the assessment of marketing authorisation applications for these products. It has drafted specific guidelines for the European context which are revised to keep up with scientific advances and to constantly improve the assessment process. <BR>Journal of Reference<BR>Journal of Reference: the second issue now available!<BR>L'Afssa, via l'Agence nationale du médicament vétérinaire, exerce une mission de pharmacovigilance vétérinaire. Celle-ci consiste à surveiller l'innocuité des médicaments vétérinaires (dont les vaccins) chez l'animal et chez l'homme en contact avec ces médicaments. Aujourd'hui, le panel de moyens à disposition des professionnels pour déclarer des effets indésirables s'élargit à la télédéclaration.<BR>Launch of a national vigilance plan for food supplements<BR>Le Bulletin Officiel en ligne<BR>Médicaments vétérinaires : déclaration en ligne des effets indésirables<BR>New surveillance methods for lipophilic marine biotoxins<BR>News<BR>On 19 January 2010, the AFSSA Ploufragan National reference laboratory confirmed an outbreak of A/H1N1 influenza in a turkey farm in the Côtes d'Armor area of France. This is the first time that this new virus, responsible for the human A/H1N1 influenza epidemic, has been found in a French farm animal. Since the emergence of this new virus in spring 2009, AFSSA has been working actively on the animal health aspect of the epidemic. Here is a review of the Agency's biosafety recommendations for farms. <BR>Opinion of the marketing authorisation commission of 1 december 2009 <BR>PCB<BR>Pine nuts called into question <BR>PNPPs (natural preparations of low concern): an information day on evaluation methods for these products <BR>Reference work is essential to health monitoring. The Journal of Reference was created to facilitate the flow of communication on this vast topic by providing information about reference news, recent research and characterisation methods for pathogenic strains and contaminants in the food production chain. The second issue is now available. <BR>RSS Feeds<BR>Salt<BR>Table CIQUAL 2008<BR>The AFSSA-AFSSET alliance: progress report<BR>The Agency has been alerted by several companies in the food-processing sector which have been victims of attempted fraud through the misuse of its name. It has requested an investigation by the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF), and has asked companies in the food-processing sector to be vigilant.<BR>The agency is also actively involved in the implementation of a safeguard plan, as found in its opinion of 4 December 2009, which will make it possible to anticipate the consequences of atypical toxicities that would not be fully assessed using regulatory monitoring. <BR>The existence of new studies on BPA prompted AFSSA to file an internal request in October 2009. The results of this appraisal have been published in a new Opinion.<BR>Trans fatty acid<BR>Water treatment: guidelines for the assessment of ion exchangers <BR>Weekly epidemiological update of the international situation of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus at week 06<A HREF='PN20I0.htm'>Home page - French food safety agency - Afssa - main - Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments</A>
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