Environmental NGOs v. X

Reference :

2000084

Complaint date :

December 1, 2020

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Paris

Plaintiffs types :

Environmental NGOs

Plaintiffs names :

Générations Futures, Campagne Glyphosate, Nature et Progrès, PIG BZH, Intelligence Verte, ZEA, Bio Cohérence, Combat Monsanto, Agir pour l’environnement, Amis de la Terre France, Association Canopée, Confédération Paysanne, Notre Affaire à Tous, Collectif de Soutien aux Victimes des Pesticides de l'Ouest, Terre d'Abeilles, Union Nationale de l’Apiculture Française (UNAF)

Defendants :

Other, French Republic

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Guillaume Tumerelle

Case nature :

Criminal court

Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :

Roundup, Other

Requests :

To determine responsibility for the presence of toxic substances in pesticides sold over the counter in Europe.

Name of the Court :

Judicial Court, Public Health Unit of Paris, France

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

Groups file a lawsuit against X for label fraud, environmental damage and endangering the lives of people due to the presence of arsenic, heavy metals and petroleum derivatives in 14 pesticides sold over the counter in Europe, including 10 in France. These compounds are not mentioned on the labels and regularly reach concentrations well above the tolerated thresholds in drinking water. The complaint aims to establish the responsibility for the presence of these toxic substances on the market.

Scientific references :

Toxic compounds in herbicides without glyphosate