France's National Assembly has adopted a bill to drastically reduce cadmium levels in phosphate fertilizers. The measure aims to limit population exposure to this toxic heavy metal, primarily through food consumption, and requires adaptation from the agricultural sector.
France's National Assembly overwhelmingly passed a bill to reduce health risks from cadmium contamination, a toxic metal found in common foods. The law, supported by scientists and civil society, sets a trajectory to lower maximum cadmium levels in phosphate fertilizers.
France's National Assembly overwhelmingly passed a bill to reduce cadmium exposure, a toxic heavy metal, primarily through phosphate fertilizers. The government opposed the ambitious reduction timeline.
A French environmental bill to limit population exposure to toxic cadmium will be debated in the National Assembly. While activists push for stricter limits on cadmium in phosphate fertilizers, agricultural groups and some lawmakers fear it will harm French farming competitiveness. The government proposes a slower reduction timeline than the bill.
