France calls on the EU to ban the import of fruits and vegetables treated with thiacloprid
As part of the measures announced by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to support the agricultural sector and contain farmers' protests, France has asked the European Commission to suspend the sale of fruits and vegetables treated with thiacloprid on the European market.
Thiacloprid, a neonicotinoid insecticide, has been banned in France since September 2018 and in the European
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