Story no.126Ongoing·Environment +1·Notable·25 Oct → 5 Nov·5 facts · 5 art.

In October 2026, a scientific note on the risks of acetamiprid was neither published nor brought to parliamentarians' attention before the vote on the agricultural emergency law. On October 28, Anses, tasked with evaluating the possible reauthorization of two pesticides provided for by this law, had only one month to rule, a deadline that will not be met amid pressure from beet growers and opposition from civil society. In early November, more than a hundred scientists denounced in an op-ed the progressive placing under guardianship of Anses' pesticide expertise, while an investigation described European officials favoring the Omnibus X text. The European Parliament is expected in December on this project loosening pesticide regulation, against a backdrop of tensions over expertise and French derogations.