Even exasperatedit’s higher to not give in to temptation. A insecticide towards the bed bugs and cockroaches, banned in France, proceed to flow into… and kill. That is the “Sniper 1000”, which causes an “rising variety of poisonings”, 4 of which have been deadly, warns theConsideredevoking “vital visitors” significantly in Ile-de-France.
“Previously used to fight bugs in properties, warehouses, crops and livestock”, dichlorvos, the principle biocidal energetic substance in “Sniper 1000”, has been banned since 2013 in France and within theEuropean Union “attributable to its excessive toxicity,” remembers the company in its vigilance bulletin printed Monday. Nevertheless, offered “ illegally in marketsin bazaars or on the Web”, the “Sniper 1000” continues for use to battle towards bedbugs and cockroaches, regardless of the seizures of bottles and the alerts often issued by the well being authorities.
The variety of instances has elevated sharply
Greater than 206 instances of poisoning linked to this product have been recorded by Poison Management Facilities between 2018 and June 2023. And these poisonings “can be serious” with “respiratory, digestive, neurological or neuromuscular signs which may result in loss of life”, specifies the Nationwide Company for Meals, Environmental and Occupational Well being Security.
The variety of instances elevated sharply from the start of 2023 to the tip of 2025, with 351 poisonings recorded over three years, six out of ten of which involved ladies. Whereas most have been gentle, one in ten was of common severity and 4 instances resulted in loss of life. As a result of the “Sniper 1000”, nonetheless “imported primarily from sub-Saharan Africa”, is the topic of “vital trafficking within the Ile-de-France area which is now spreading to different main cities in France”, experiences the company, reminding that it shouldn’t be used. Practically 7 out of 10 exposures really occurred in Ile-de-France together with a couple of in 5 within the division of Seine-Saint-Denis alone, the place the product had been bought primarily on markets or in bazaars.
However “opposite to the earlier report”, the product is now circulating all through the territory, poisonings having been reported in MarseilleLimoges, Lyon and abroad specifically, underlines the well being company. Among the many 351 poisonings recorded, 255 have been linked to using the “Sniper 1000” towards pests within the house, 39 to unintentional ingestion by a toddler, and 32 to voluntary ingestion with suicidal functions, she specifies.
As bedbugs are as we speak proof against “virtually all over-the-counter pesticides”, ANSES recommends, if the infestation persists, to hunt assist from a licensed skilled.
