France halts importation of fresh fruits and vegetables treated with thiacloprid
France has halted the importation of fresh fruits and vegetables treated with thiacloprid. This decision, announced by the French agriculture ministry, puts a temporary one-year ban on such imports, pending broader protective measures from the European Union. The ban targets produce treated with an insecticide not permitted in France since September 2018 and the EU since February 2021,
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