FRANCE: Operational PPE Recommendations as regards Re-Entry – Answer from ANSES
31 October 2018
FRANCE: New Agriculture and Food law published
15 November 2018
ANSES announced in a press release of 5 October 2018 its intention to withdraw all marketing authorisations for the products containing the active substance metam-sodium, which are currently authorised in France for soil disinfection.
Indeed, reassessment by ANSES of the conditions of use of authorised metam-sodium-based products following approval of the active substance’s at EU level, indicated that a risk for human health and the environment cannot be excluded for all authorised uses. The Agency has therefore notified the companies of its intention to withdraw the marketing authorisations of these products.
This announcement occurs after the decision of the French government in late October to suspend as a precautionary measure, for three months, all the marketing authorisation of metam-sodium-based products (French Order of 25 October 2018), in light of three cases of intoxication which affected residents and operators in France.
In its press release, ANSES reminds professional stakeholders that the reporting of adverse effects is a regulatory requirement in the framework of the ‘phytopharmacovigilance’ (French monitoring system) and enables the Agency to act promptly to prevent and control risks.
To download:
Press release from ANSES – Products containing metam-sodium: ANSES announces the withdrawal of marketing authorisations.
Press release from the ministries of “Transition Écologique et Solidaire”, “Solidarités et de la Santé”, “Economie et des Finances” and “Agriculture et de l’Alimentation” (in French) – François de Rugy, Agnès Buzyn, Bruno Le Maire et Didier Guillaume suspendent l’utilisation des produits phytopharmaceutiques contenant du métam-sodium.
Arrêté du 25 octobre 2018 relatif à la suspension de l’utilisation des produits phytopharmaceutiques contenant la substance active « métam » ou « métam-sodium » (in French).
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