Val says this is an interesting article for us French wine consumers. I found it difficult when in the UK to buy French wine certainly a nice Bordeaux. Does it say on the bottle or wine box if the wine is bio? I must start checking.
Numerous studies have suggested links between pesticide use and a range of health impacts, including cancers, Parkinson’s disease and other chronic conditions. Murat’s illness was officially recognised as being linked to his profession in 2011 – one of around 40 cases where agricultural workers have had medical problems directly attributed to their work.
In response to concerns around the impacts of pesticide spraying in France’s rural vine growing regions, however, moves to enable local authorities to restrict the timing and nature of spray operations were backed by the French parliament’s upper house last year. The debate intensified after an incident in May 2014 where school children became ill – with several hospitalised – in Bordeaux after being affected by fungicides sprayed by a nearby vineyard.
Numerous studies have suggested links between pesticide use and a range of health impacts, including cancers, Parkinson’s disease and other chronic conditions. Murat’s illness was officially recognised as being linked to his profession in 2011 – one of around 40 cases where agricultural workers have had medical problems directly attributed to their work.
In response to concerns around the impacts of pesticide spraying in France’s rural vine growing regions, however, moves to enable local authorities to restrict the timing and nature of spray operations were backed by the French parliament’s upper house last year. The debate intensified after an incident in May 2014 where school children became ill – with several hospitalised – in Bordeaux after being affected by fungicides sprayed by a nearby vineyard.
In 2008 the French government pledged to halve the country’s pesticide use by 2018. However, earlier this year it was reported that use had actually increased and the target reduction had been delayed until 2025.
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/oct/29/france-wine-pesticides-organic-workers-vineyards-lawsuits-cancer
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http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/oct/29/france-wine-pesticides-organic-workers-vineyards-lawsuits-cancer
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