Farmers sell their products to Paris to denounce the “sanitary dumping” – Boursorama

Members of the PCF sell fruit and vegetables on a market organized by Modef August 18, 2016 (AFP / LIONEL BONAVENTURE)

CPF members sell fruit and vegetables on a market organized by Modef August 18, 2016 (AFP / LIONEL BONAVENTURE)

Around 10H, empty crates formed a wall at the end of the Place de la Bastille while activists PCF, partner of the operation, they sold the last bag of tomatoes, melons and apples from land southwest of France, Parisians.

“We want to prove we can deliver fresh products in the Paris region maintaining reasonable costs” and “a fair income for producers,” said Joel Relieves producer of plums in the Lot-et-Garonne.

the operation organized annually by the Modef, the theme this year “sanitary dumping” of countries importing into France of processed fruits and vegetables with pesticides banned in France.

“Most molecules banned in France continue to be used in other countries. Or if the product is dangerous, why would not in third countries. This is unfair competition! ” told AFP Raymond Girardi, general secretary of defense of family farmers Movement (Modef).

In addition, for plant protection products, “the effective molecules are cheap while methods we use are more expensive, “he said.

Some 55 tonnes of tomatoes, melons, plums, pears, potatoes, salads, beans, nectarines have been offered to consumers Paris region, including 22 tonnes Place de la Bastille and the rest in various outlets in the Paris suburbs.

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