Forbidden zone: Moroccan phosphate accused of containing too much cadium

According to a survey carried out by journalists in France, Moroccan phosphate contains a poison harmful to health.

Cadmium. This is the name of the heavy metal that the Moroccan phosphate would contain. “Fertilizer manufacturers buy phosphate in Morocco, where the cadmium content is higher than in Florida or Saudi Arabia, a country with which a free trade agreement has been signed, which saves them 40 euros in fees Customs per tonne imported, ”reveals the journalists’ investigation. Cadmium is also found in breads, cereals, pasta, fruits, vegetables, plants … due to pollution of sites and soils, “due to industrial boom since the end of the 19th century” , still reveals the survey disseminated in the prohibited zone on M6.