Tag: pesticides
What is pesticide? What are the harmful effects of pesticides?
Although its name is a foreign concept to most people, pesticides are one of the chemicals frequently encountered in daily life. While it ensures that vegetables and fruits grow in…
Pesticides in wine: 60 Million consumers reveal 4 bottles to avoid
News Published on 08/10/2024 at 4:54 p.m. updated on 08/10/2024 at 4:54 p.m. Reading 2 min. in collaboration with Alexandra Murcier (Liberal dietician-nutritionist) Châteauneuf du Pape, Pouilly-Fuissé, Graves, Chablis… France…
“We were poisoned”: a former florist says pesticides killed her daughter
News Published on 10/10/2024 at 4:18 p.m. updated on 10/10/2024 at 4:18 p.m. Reading 3 min. in collaboration with Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director) Medical validation: October 11, 2024 Contaminated…
Exposure of florists to pesticides, a danger for workers and their children
In France, the Pesticide Victims Compensation Fund recognized for the first time that the death of an 11-year-old girl from cancer was linked to her mother’s exposure at work. This…
Looking to Avoid Pesticides? Here’s the Healthiest Fruit to Eat
News Published on 02/09/2024 at 1:13 p.m. updated on 02/09/2024 at 1:13 p.m. Reading 2 min. You want to adopt a balanced diet and avoid pesticides for your health. If…
More than 100 new pesticides authorized in France, the list of products concerned is long
Some pesticides have been banned, and the government intends to replace them. The Ministry of Agriculture is talking about a hundred new products coming to market soon. Phytosanitary products, substances…
Washing fruits and vegetables is not enough, here is how to eliminate pesticides
A very simple reflex to adopt. Products of our daily life, pesticides are used in agriculture for the treatment of crops. Handled in a strictly regulated framework, they are however…
More and more “forever pollutants” in pesticides in the United States
News Published on 07/27/2024 at 2:03 p.m. Updated 07/27/2024 at 2:03 p.m. Reading 2 min. PFAS, commonly referred to as “forever pollutants,” are increasingly being used in pesticides in the…
Pesticides: Swiss researchers look at children’s exposure
At the beginning of 2024, MEPs rejected an important text for the fight against the harmfulness of pesticides. Green Deal and Public Health: Even though they held up rather well…
No need to use toxic products like pesticides to eliminate dandelions in your garden. These simple and natural grandmother’s techniques are perfectly effective in eradicating weeds.
No need to use toxic products like pesticides to eliminate dandelions in your garden. These simple and natural grandmother’s techniques are perfectly effective in eradicating weeds. Since 2019, individuals can…