US EditionFrance tightens checks on food imports amid farmers' Mercosur opposition
France will suspend imports of fruits containing EU-banned pesticides to protect farmers and consumers, with reinforced inspections covering over a dozen products, officials said.
- On Jan 4 Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced France will suspend imports from South America or elsewhere showing traces of pesticides banned in the EU, with a decree to be issued soon.
- French farmers and unions have been protesting the EU‑Mercosur trade deal, staging supermarket and road actions in Carcassonne and opposing cattle culling and measures to contain lumpy skin disease.
- The measure names specific banned pesticides including mancozeb, glufosinate, thiophanate‑methyl and carbendazim, with reinforced inspections by a specialised unit covering around a dozen food imports.
- European officials are aiming for mid‑January ratification while diplomats have discussed an early‑January signing in Paraguay, and Paris says the new decree protects consumers and supply chains.
- The stalled EU‑Mercosur deal faces opposition in France as Germany and Spain support it, while France frames its decree as a European example enforcing imports regardless of origin to meet EU standards.
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The government wants to suspend from Tuesday the importation of products from South America, especially those containing banned substances in Europe. Lawyers, grapes, mangoes, apples, pineapples, bananas... they have made themselves a choice in supermarkets. These exotic fruits are highly appreciated by some consumers. They are popular for their taste and price. What are the consequences of this decision in the shelves and on the stalls? (Econom…
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu promised French farmers this Sunday that his government will take a "stronger, more offensive" stance towards the European Union, to prevent changes in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and imbalances in trade agreements such as the one the EU intends to sign with Mercosur countries.
The French government will suspend the importation of food products containing residues of banned substances into Europe. This decision, announced on Sunday 4 January by Prime Minister Sébastien...
France tightens food import checks as farmers protest Mercosur deal
The French government on Sunday revealed plans to tighten checks on food imports in response to mounting protests from farmers concerned about unfair competition. Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard announced that a new decree would suspend imports of certain products containing banned substances, ensuring all foreign goods comply with the same strict standards as locally produced food.
France tightens checks on food imports amid farmers' opposition to Mercosur
The French government has said it is tightening checks on around a dozen food imports in a bid to ease concerns of farmers who have been protesting at what they say is unfair competition from countries with looser regulations.
France tightens checks on food imports amid farmers' Mercosur opposition
The French government said on Sunday it was tightening checks on several food imports in a bid to ease concerns of farmers who have been protesting at what they say is unfair competition from countries with looser regulations.
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