The French government, (the Conseil Supérieur d’Hygiène
Publique de France (CSHPF)) does not regard mercury in
dental amalgams as a problem. The CSHPF has nevertheless
advised that pregnant and breastfeeding women avoid the
installation or removal of dental amalgams, and that people
with numerous amalgams avoid frequent mastication
of chewing gum.20 The French agency in charge of health
products, the AFSSAPS ( Agence française de sécurité sanitaire
des produits de santé) has decided against any recommendation
that mercury not be used for children, except in
cases of allergy or renal attack. But in 2005, it recommended
that alternative materials should be used on pregnant women