2024-03-06 09:39:01
By Simon Flückiger/March 6, 2024/ 64 Views
Dear friend, dear friend,
Before commenting on the latest INSERM report of 2021 on pesticides, I wanted to tell you that I received feedback from Dr Jean-Philippe Labrèze in relation to his hearing before the Council of the Order on February 20.
He was prosecuted for having relayed information in French on the Marik protocol which makes it possible to treat covid with intravenous vitamin C.
Professor Marik is a recognized doctor in the United States. His work has been validated by science.
It seems that the president of the disciplinary chamber was receptive. Dr. Labreze was able to present his arguments on vitamin C. He hopes to have been heard while remaining cautious regarding the outcome of this procedure.
So we’ll see. At least he doesn’t come out dejected by this audience.
I’ll keep you posted on what happens next.
Now for this famous report on pesticides…
An update that recalls the urgency of moving away from the current agricultural model
The latest INSERM report on pesticides was published in 2021. (1)
This report has gone somewhat unnoticed.
However, there is nothing neutral regarding what he says.
This is a collective expertise whose work was commissioned by 5 state departments:
risk prevention, health, work, research and innovation, agriculture and food.
All these administrations have, in fact, a direct interest in understanding what is at stake for human health with pesticides.
This data is in addition to a previous report dating from 2013.
They were brought together from 5,300 documents from different databases such as Pubmed, Scopus, Cairn and others.
What are pesticides? Who is exposed?
Researchers explain that the word pesticide comes from Latin pestis which means scourge
and of to cut downkill.
These are products used in agriculture to improve crop yields by reducing the number of pests and in particular weeds, fungi or insects.
The people most exposed to pesticides are, unsurprisingly, those who handle these products, particularly farmers.
Residents of agricultural areas are also more exposed than the rest of the population, even if the situation seems to vary depending on the country and especially depending on the weather at the time of spraying.
Six diseases caused by pesticides
The report indicates that among these people, there is a strong presumption link between exposure to pesticides and six pathologies:
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), Multiple myeloma, prostate cancer, Parkinson’s disease, Cognitive disorders, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Chronic bronchitis.
Different active substances are covered by this strong presumption: (malathion, diazinon, lindane and DDT.)
Organophosphates, a family of chemical pesticides, are believed to be responsible for Parkinson’s disease and cognitive disorders.
To establish this link, studies rely on biomarkers which make it possible to quantify exposure.
The concentration of pesticides is measured in blood, human tissues, urine and excrement.
Toxicological studies and epistemological studies complete the picture.
Scientists are thus able to establish correlations between the presence of pesticides in the human body of certain populations such as farmers and the prevalence of pathologies.
Medium presumption: when the extent of the damage seems infinite
Researchers have identified other diseases for which pesticides are also responsible.
They estimate that there is an average presumption between exposure to pesticides and:
Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety-depressive disorders, certain cancers: leukemia, central nervous system, bladder, kidney, soft tissue sarcomas, asthma, wheezing, thyroid pathologies.
In these cases, pesticides may not be the primary cause of the disease, but would be a co-factor.
Widespread contamination of water in France
The report also focuses on the effects of pesticides on the direct environment of the French and provides some edifying figures in passing:
100% of surface water is contaminated with pesticides; 84% of surface water measurement points exceeded the regulatory contamination threshold, at least once a year (between 2015 and 2017); 25% of these points regularly exceed the regulatory threshold; 80% of groundwater bodies contain pesticides; 25% of groundwater bodies contain more than the regulatory threshold of 0.5 μg/l for the sum of pesticides; 300 substances have been identified in the waters, including 50% herbicides; 40% of the substances found are now prohibited;
The report notes good news, however, with an improvement in pollution in the marine environment, even if chlordecone, a powerful product used in the West Indies for years, still arouses concern among biologists.
Neither the soil nor the air is spared
Data for soil and air are less robust than for water.
However, each time a study is published on the subject, researchers note the presence of pesticides at worrying levels.
Thus, an exploratory campaign carried out in 2018 analyzed the presence of 75 pesticides present in the air from 50 different sites.
The most commonly detected substances are glyphosate, prosulfocarb, S-metolachlor, pendimethalin and triallate for herbicides.
Among the insecticides, we find mainly chlorpyrifosmethyl and indan. The latter is present in 80% of the samples.
Furthermore, in certain areas of France, such as Deux-Sèvres, 80% of meadows and cereal crops are contaminated with pesticides.
Pollution that accumulates and remains over time
The report notes that many substances now banned are still present in the samples analyzed.
This is not because these substances are used illegally.
But their lifespan can be very long. For example, chlordecone used in the West Indies would have a lifespan of several centuries.
She survives the bans!
Furthermore, the other problem often cited by scientists, but which INSERM does not talk regarding in its report, is the cocktail effect.
The chemical molecules of pesticides combine with each other and constitute “chemical cocktails” whose toxicity would be more serious than that of each molecule taken in isolation. (2)
What can you do ?
One of the most obvious answers is to continue to consume products from organic farming despite the increase in prices.
And it is preferable to consume French organic products, firstly because they are local, then because they are often subject to more demanding specifications than in other countries.
You may tell me that the products are not necessarily free of pesticides.
And it’s true, given the pesticide content present in the environment, there can still be pesticides on a plot that does not receive any from the person who works it.
However, the risk is still lower.
And moreover, the more consumers of organic products there are, the more this type of agriculture will develop and the fewer pesticides there will be in nature.
For 20 years, farmers have made significant efforts to limit pesticides.
We must salute their efforts and continue to encourage this movement.
It is possible to feed everyone without pesticides.
Some large farms of more than 100 hectares achieve this.
Finally, if you want to better understand the subject, come join us during the Université du Ventre which takes place on June 8 and 9 at the Espace Saint Martin in Paris. There you will be able to meet Christian Vélot, a doctor in genetic biology who knows the subject very well.
Don’t hesitate any longer and join us by registering here.
Naturally yours,
Augustine of Livois
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