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Pesticides: a health hazard for Europeans?

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Video. Pesticides: a health hazard for Europeans?

Updated: 15/11/2024 - 10:33 GMT+1

In Charente-Maritime, France, rising child cancer cases are suspected to be linked to pesticide exposure. Local residents are pushing for stricter national and EU regulations on pesticide use.

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