Gabriel Attal will take a “safeguard clause” to prevent the importation into France of fruits and vegetables treated with thiacloprid. A powerful insecticide produced by the pharmaceutical company Bayer, based on neonicotinoids.
It had been deemed dangerous for health and the environment by the European Food Safety Authority. “The use of this pesticide raises environmental concerns, particularly regarding its impact on groundwater, but also on human health,” Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said at the time.