Question 26970 — dangerous products

Summary

Ms. Frédérique Tuffnell questions the Minister of Solidarity and Health about succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor pesticides (SDHI). These are fungicides used in France since 2013 and which are today spread on almost 80% of wheat areas, almost as many barley areas, on fruit trees, tomatoes, potatoes. They are also used in golf courses and on sports fields. However, these fungicides target the SDH, an essential molecule for cell respiration. Decreased SDH function is responsible for serious neurological diseases and cancers in humans. In 2012, ANSES recognized the danger of SDHI on all living beings. In 2018, several researchers from different public research organizations (INRA, Inserm, CNRS, etc.) alerted the French health authorities to these risks. In 2019, a study published in the American journal Plos One by French researchers highlighted the dangerousness of these pesticides: eight out of eleven SDHI fungicide molecules marketed in France would not only inhibit the SDH activity of fungi, but they would also be capable of blocking that of the earthworm, that of the bee and that of man. Faced with the risks for the health of the French and for biodiversity, she asks him what the Government intends to do to encourage people to stop using these toxic products.

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