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French food authority finds traces of banned pesticide in drinking water

A woman drinks water from a public fountain in Strasbourg, eastern France. AFP - FREDERICK FLORIN

France’s food safety authority says mass testing of drinking water has revealed traces of a banned pesticide in 50 percent of samples.

The National Agency for Food, Environment and Workplace Security (Anses) began testing in 2019 to identify 200 complex chemical compounds originating from pesticides or explosives which are not normally sought in its routine checks.

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