US EditionFrench Petition Reaches One Million to Challenge Duplomb Pesticide Law
FRANCE, JUL 21 – The petition demands immediate repeal of the Duplomb law allowing acetamiprid's return, citing risks to pollinators and health, with over 1 million signatures gathered in less than two weeks.
- France adopted the Duplomb law on July 8, allowing the reintroduction of the banned pesticide acetamiprid, mainly used by beet and hazelnut growers.
- The law reversed France’s 2018 ban on acetamiprid and faced opposition due to its proven toxicity to bees and unclear human health risks.
- In late June, several thousand demonstrators including farmers, scientists, and environmental groups rallied nationwide calling for the bill’s withdrawal.
- A 23-year-old master's student launched a petition on July 10 that surged past 1.1 million signatures by Sunday, demanding the law’s immediate repeal and a citizen-led consultation.
- Although the law is not yet in effect and petitions do not mandate repeal, the unprecedented public support may lead to a limited parliamentary debate amid warnings of risks to health and biodiversity.
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PARIS. A public outcry has erupted in France after parliament voted to pass a new law that allows farmers to use a controversial pesticide that can cause serious harm to bees and bumblebees. More than 1.5 million French people have signed a petition demanding the law be overturned.
France wants to lift the ban on a controversial insecticide. More than a million citizens want to prevent it.
Never before had a petition reached such heights: more than one million signatures against the Duplomb law, thanks to the initiative of Eléonore Pattery, 23.
In France, a record number of people have signed a petition against a proposed agricultural law that loosens environmental rules for farming and, among other things, allows the use of a pesticide that is said to be harmful to bees.
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Pesticides, although used to control pests and increase agricultural productivity, can have a variety of environmental damage, some of which include soil and water pollution, impact on biodiversity, reduction of pollinators, pest resistance or air pollution. These damages highlight the importance of promoting sustainable agricultural practices and reducing the use of hazardous pesticides to preserve environmental health. Hence, the reality that …
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