Question 25304 — dangerous products

Summary

Mrs Martine Wonner questions the Minister of Solidarity and Health on the tests relating to marketing authorizations (AMM) for plant protection products. Researchers, through a study published on November 7, 2019, have rekindled the debate regarding the probable dangerousness of succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) fungicides. The SDHI family includes 11 fungicidal substances, eight of which are authorized and present in products marketed and used in France. This class of fungicide is used extensively in agriculture for the cultivation of cereals and fruits as well as on lawns. These substances intervene in the breathing process by blocking the production of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH). The information provided by manufacturers to obtain their marketing authorization reveals that genotoxicity tests carried out as part of the marketing application procedure do not make it possible to highlight epigenetic modifications because these tests only concern genetic mutations. At the beginning of 2019, following an alert from a group of scientists, ANSES published an opinion relating to the evaluation of the signal concerning the toxicity of SDHIs concluding that “there is no health alert that could lead to withdrawal marketing authorizations for these fungicides. ANSES, however, stressed the need to “strengthen research into potential toxicological effects in humans. ". If the effects of SDHIs on humans are corroborated, this will only attest to the inadequacies of the procedures for placing plant protection products on the market. She therefore asks him if the Government intends to act so that the authorization procedures of placing on the market are more restrictive and that they take into account all the potential risks of these substances for human health.

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