date:Nov 07, 2018
Last Monday, Frances health safety watchdog Anses ordered a ban on products containing metam sodium, widely used in vegetable farming. The decision came after several people fell ill, indicating the products in question pose a risk to human health and the environment.
Nearly 700 tons of metam sodium are used each year in France to fight fungi and worms. Although it is applied on small areas on fields or in greenhouses, these products need to be used in large quantities to be efficient, with dos