In January, France became the world's first country to prohibit the export of pesticides banned in the European Union because of their danger to health and environment. But almost a year after the law came into force, France is still exporting harmful pesticides on a massive scale, two NGOs warn in a report published Wednesday.
Between January and September 2022, France allowed the export of nearly 7,500 tonnes of pesticides banned on French territory, according to an investigation by Swiss NGO Public Eye and the Greenpeace investigation team Unearthed.
