US EditionFrench health experts oppose bill that could reintroduce banned pesticides
- More than a thousand health experts signed a letter opposing a French bill that could reintroduce banned pesticides today, 8 May 2025.
- The bill by Senator Laurent Duplomb would weaken the authority of Anses, France’s independent health regulator, and could allow banned pesticides back into use.
- The legislation proposes establishing a committee within the agricultural sector that can prioritize certain pesticides, allowing the Agriculture Ministry to override Anses' scientific assessments, a move that has raised concerns among public health specialists.
- Anses Director Benoît Vallet warned he would resign if the law passes, calling it a "step backward for public health" during a March parliamentary hearing.
- If enacted, the bill could undermine pesticide oversight, threaten public health, and lead to the return of harmful substances previously banned for ecological and health reasons.
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In the House, the reintroduction of neonicotinoids does not pass the stage of the committee
The "Duplomb" bill, which paves the way for the reauthorisation of bee killer insecticides and calls into question the independence of the Anses, was emptied of its substance on 6 and 7 May by the Sustainable Development Commission of the National Assembly.
French health experts oppose bill that could reintroduce banned pesticides
More than a thousand doctors, scientists, and healthcare professionals have signed an open letter denouncing a proposed French law that could weaken the authority of the country’s independent health regulator and allow the return of long-banned pesticides.
Administrative court of Toulouse confirms ban on glyphosate products
The French Administrative Court of Appeal in Toulouse confirmed the earlier ruling to cancel the renewal of two glyphosate-based products. In April 2025, the judges concluded that the authorities had failed to properly assess the risk these products pose to the environment, as required by law. In September 2020, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) renewed the authorisation granted to Syngenta France…
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Pesticides. The return of neonicotinoids would be "a disaster", for the main beekeepers' union
The return of neonicotinoids to France would be "a disaster", said beekeepers, scientists and elected officials on Tuesday, as the National Assembly begins the consideration in committee of a bill that plans to allow again toxic pesticides for pollinators.
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