The corporate name for the merger of two French health agencies, AFSSA (French agency for food safety) and AFSSET (French agency for environmental and occupational health safety), which then becomes the largest health and safety agency in Europe.
anses, an acronym for the French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety, is the new name of the consolidated health entity. Simple, clear, and international, this name reflects both scientific and professional dimensions.