Cadmium contamination in French soil and crops exposes nearly half of population to unsafe levels, report finds

Summary

A French health agency (ANSES) report reveals that nearly half of French residents are exposed to unsafe levels of cadmium, a carcinogenic heavy metal, primarily through staple foods like bread, cereals, pasta, and potatoes. Contamination rates in France are three to four times higher than in most other European countries. Experts attribute the crisis to government inaction, farming practices, and a historic reliance on North African phosphate-based fertilizers rooted in the colonial era, calling it a 'public health time bomb.'

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