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L’association de défense des consommateurs Foodwatch a appelé l’Union européenne à revoir son projet sur la sécurité alimentaire et les contrôles de pesticides, après avoir décelé des substances interdites dans des aliments importés de pays tiers, au-delà des limites tolérées.

L’association Foodwatch a mené une enquête sur 64 produits importés en France, en Allemagne, en Autriche et aux Pays-Bas. Sur 15 produits testés en France, 12 présentent des résidus de pesticides dont l’utilisation est interdite en Europe.

Ce mardi, l’association Foodwatch dévoile que 80% des produits qu’elle a testés contiennent des pesticides interdits dans l'UE. Des épices Ducros aux thés Lipton, elle exige le rappel immédiat de ces aliments et une meilleure régulation.

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