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[[File:Monsanto's Lasso herbicide (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Monsanto product with which François was poisoned is known commercially as ''Lasso'']] |
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Paul François is a French agricultor and author,<ref name="fc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.franceculture.fr/personne/paul-francois|title=Paul François : biographie, actualités et émissions France Culture|website=France Culture|language=fr-FR|access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> who has been decorated with the [[Legion of Honour]].<ref name=fde/> He is notable chiefly because he demonstrated to a court of law that he was poisoned by a [[Monsanto]] product. |
'''Paul François''' is a French agricultor and author,<ref name="fc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.franceculture.fr/personne/paul-francois|title=Paul François : biographie, actualités et émissions France Culture|website=France Culture|language=fr-FR|access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> who has been decorated with the [[Legion of Honour]].<ref name=fde/> He is notable chiefly because he demonstrated to a court of law that he was poisoned by a [[Monsanto]] product. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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François is a native of the [[Charolais, France]] region. |
François is a native of the [[Charolais, France]] region. |
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He chose to specialise in [[cereal]] agriculture from an early age.<ref name="lib">{{Cite news|url=http://www.liberation.fr/france/2017/11/06/paul-francois-un-cerealier-a-la-vie-empoisonnee-par-monsanto_1608301|title=Paul François, un céréalier à la vie |
He chose to specialise in [[cereal]] agriculture from an early age.<ref name="lib">{{Cite news|url=http://www.liberation.fr/france/2017/11/06/paul-francois-un-cerealier-a-la-vie-empoisonnee-par-monsanto_1608301|title=Paul François, un céréalier à la vie "empoisonnée" par Monsanto|work=Libération.fr|access-date=2018-03-21|language=fr}}</ref> |
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François considers himself to have been "a pure product of the chemical agriculture industry", up until his rupture with it because of his poisoning.<ref name="fra">{{Cite news|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/societe/salon-de-l-agriculture/paul-francois-l-agriculteur-qui-defie-monsanto-j-etais-un-pur-produit-du-tout-chimique_828111.html|title=Paul François, l'agriculteur qui défie Monsanto : "J'étais un pur produit du tout-chimique"|date=2015-02-23|work=Franceinfo|access-date=2018-03-21|language=fr-FR}}</ref> |
François considers himself to have been "a pure product of the chemical agriculture industry", up until his rupture with it because of his poisoning.<ref name="fra">{{Cite news|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/societe/salon-de-l-agriculture/paul-francois-l-agriculteur-qui-defie-monsanto-j-etais-un-pur-produit-du-tout-chimique_828111.html|title=Paul François, l'agriculteur qui défie Monsanto : "J'étais un pur produit du tout-chimique"|date=2015-02-23|work=Franceinfo|access-date=2018-03-21|language=fr-FR}}</ref> |
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==Toxic incident== |
==Toxic incident== |
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[[Image:Hazard T.svg|thumb|125px|right|EU standard toxic symbol, as defined by [[Dangerous Substances Directive (67/548/EEC)|Directive 67/548/EEC]]]] |
[[Image:Hazard T.svg|thumb|125px|right|EU standard toxic symbol, as defined by [[Dangerous Substances Directive (67/548/EEC)|Directive 67/548/EEC]]]] |
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François inhaled the poison on 27 April 2004. He was ill enough to spit blood when interned in hospital. As late as November that year, the long-term effects of the poison caused him to faint, and in May 2005 it was determined that [[monochlorobenzene]] |
François inhaled the poison on 27 April 2004. He was ill enough to spit blood when interned in hospital. As late as November that year, the long-term effects of the poison caused him to faint, and in May 2005 it was determined that [[monochlorobenzene]]—a solvent used in ''Lasso'' to dilute the Alachlor—was present in his bloodstream.<ref name=fde/> |
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Betimes, Alachlor was prohibited by the French government in November 2007.<ref name=fde/> |
Betimes, Alachlor was prohibited by the French government in November 2007.<ref name=fde/> |
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===Appeal division=== |
===Appeal division=== |
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In 2015 at the appeal court, Monsanto lawyers repeatedly refused to concede that their product was toxic and that the damages owed were |
In 2015 at the appeal court, Monsanto lawyers repeatedly refused to concede that their product was toxic and that the damages owed were fictitious.<ref name=fde/> |
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Monsanto is fighting a nasty rear-guard action, and as of 2017, refused quantum.<ref name=lun>[http://lunion-cantal.reussir.fr/actualites/paul-francois-je-ne-suis-pas-tout-a-fait-au-bout-de-mon-combat:9F72H2I1.html reussir.fr: "Paul François : « Je ne suis pas tout à fait au bout de mon combat »"], 26 octobre 2017</ref> |
Monsanto is fighting a nasty rear-guard action, and as of 2017, refused quantum.<ref name=lun>[http://lunion-cantal.reussir.fr/actualites/paul-francois-je-ne-suis-pas-tout-a-fait-au-bout-de-mon-combat:9F72H2I1.html reussir.fr: "Paul François : « Je ne suis pas tout à fait au bout de mon combat »"], 26 octobre 2017</ref> |
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Paul François is a French agricultor and author,[1] who has been decorated with the Legion of Honour.[2] He is notable chiefly because he demonstrated to a court of law that he was poisoned by a Monsanto product.
Early life
François is a native of the Charolais, France region.
He chose to specialise in cereal agriculture from an early age.[3]
François considers himself to have been "a pure product of the chemical agriculture industry", up until his rupture with it because of his poisoning.[4]
Toxic incident
François inhaled the poison on 27 April 2004. He was ill enough to spit blood when interned in hospital. As late as November that year, the long-term effects of the poison caused him to faint, and in May 2005 it was determined that monochlorobenzene—a solvent used in Lasso to dilute the Alachlor—was present in his bloodstream.[2]
Betimes, Alachlor was prohibited by the French government in November 2007.[2]
Formal recognition of hazard
An employment tribunal formally recognised in 2010 that François in fact had been poisoned.[2]
François v Monsanto
Trial division
The Monsanto product with which François was poisoned is known commercially as Lasso.[2]
In December 2011, final arguments to the court were heard.[5]
In February 2012, the Tribunal de Grande Instance of Lyon condemned Monsanto to pay damages to François.[6]
Appeal division
In 2015 at the appeal court, Monsanto lawyers repeatedly refused to concede that their product was toxic and that the damages owed were fictitious.[2]
Monsanto is fighting a nasty rear-guard action, and as of 2017, refused quantum.[7]
Author
François wrote, with Anne-Laure Barret, Un paysan contre Monsanto to document his battle against Monsanto. This book, which was released to market in October 2017, was published by Fayard press.[8]
With the benefit of hindsight, François has considered how his perspective has changed:[2]
We were never worried about the toxicity of herbicides. For us, they served as the medication for plants.
References
- ^ "Paul François : biographie, actualités et émissions France Culture". France Culture (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g fdesouche.com: "Le combat d’un homme contre Monsanto", 15 septembre 2015
- ^ "Paul François, un céréalier à la vie "empoisonnée" par Monsanto". Libération.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-21.
{{cite news}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 18 (help) - ^ "Paul François, l'agriculteur qui défie Monsanto : "J'étais un pur produit du tout-chimique"". Franceinfo (in French). 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ lavie.fr: "Paul François, malade des pesticides, demande réparation à Monsanto", 06/12/2011
- ^ lyonmag.com: 'Le “Lasso” de Monsanto condamné à Lyon', 13-02-2012
- ^ reussir.fr: "Paul François : « Je ne suis pas tout à fait au bout de mon combat »", 26 octobre 2017
- ^ leparisien.fr: "Paul François : ce paysan qui défie Monsanto", 22 octobre 2017