French MPs Approve Tougher Cadmium Limits Despite Government Opposition
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On Wednesday, the Assembly adopted a bill to limit the exposure of the population to cadmium. Present in agricultural soils, this toxic heavy metal is then found in certain foods. There is cause for concern among many French people, as shown in this report of the TF1 JT. - Cadmium: why more and more French people are testing their exposure to this heavy toxic metal (Health and well-being).
MEPs have adopted a text aimed at reducing the cadmium level in phosphate fertilizers, a measure demanded by many scientists and associations that will lead to changes in French agriculture and in imports of fertilizers from Morocco.
French MPs approve tougher cadmium limits despite government opposition
France's parliament has overwhelmingly approved a bill to curb exposure to cadmium, a toxic heavy metal found in phosphate fertilisers, setting up a political clash with the government and raising fresh questions about France's links to Moroccan phosphate imports.
MEPs adopted on Wednesday 3 June a bill gradually lowering the permitted levels of cadmium in phosphate fertilizers. France is one of the European countries most affected by the contamination of this highly toxic heavy metal.
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