The moment is dire. French food safety agency is urging the French to eat less bread. LESS BREAD?! No more baguette.

The big farms have been using fertilizer that has a lot of cadmium in it. It’s in all the French wheat. It’s a known carcinogen. The French need to seriously cut down on bread, pasta, cereal etc.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/03/25/population-s-cadmium-overexposure-requires-urgent-action-french-food-agency-tells-government_6751800_7.html

Population's cadmium overexposure requires urgent action, French food agency tells government

In a report published on Wednesday, France's National Agency for Food Safety recommends drastically reducing levels of this carcinogenic metal in phosphate fertilizers and limiting the consumption of cereals, bread and pasta.

Le Monde