[HIGHLIGHTS] Chlordecone: deputies in committee recognize “the responsibility” of the State

Deputies in committee recognize “the responsibility” of the State. Chlordecone, a pesticide used in banana plantations to combat the weevil, was banned in the United States in 1975, but authorized in France from 1972 to 1990.

Traces of its use in Martinique and Guadeloupe persist thirty years later. To discover Listen to the Le Figaro Politique club with Yves Thréard, click here for the latest episode of the Politique Club.