Is there really acetamipride in all the antipuce necklaces, as the boss of the FNSEA says?

This is one of the (numerous) reasons of tension concerning the Duplo law, adopted by the Parliament: the reintroduction of acetamipride, an insecticide which is indeed part of the family of neonicotinoids, particularly destructive for bees. And which would have a harmful effect on human health.

And Annie GenevardMinister of Agriculture, said on June 30 on TF1 that this pesticide is not deemed “dangerous for the environment and human health by European scientists”, the President of the FNSEA, Main agricultural union of France, rather supports the hypothetical hypocrisy of the detractors of the Duplumb law.

“Acetamipride is In all the antipuce necklaces Cats and dogs that people caress on their sofa while listening to us this morning, “said Arnaud Rousseau, at the microphone of Franceinfo, Monday July 21, 2025. actu.fr Check, and we tell you direct: this is completely false.

Zero acetamipride in the antipuce necklaces

To verify the statements of the president of the FNSEA, you must consult the Public database of veterinary drugs Authorized in France, found on the data.gouv.fr site, the platform listing all the public data in the State.

We looked at this database, Update on July 15, 2025. It contains all the names of the authorized drugs therefore, as well as their compositions and their dosages. The word “acetamipride” does not appear at any time in this document.

This simply means that there are none in antipuce necklaces, therefore, but also in any medication intended for animals authorized in France.

But another neonicotinoid found

To go further, we read in detail the composition of three necklaces Antipuaces: two for dogs and one for cats.

We have identified four different active substances, which are Quatre pesticides So: fluethrin, imidacloprid, deltamethrin and dimpylate.

We can leave the benefit of the doubt to Arnaud Rousseau who would confuse substances: theimidaclopride is indeed part of the family of neonicotinoidsas ANSES indicates (National Agency for Food Safety, Environment and Labor), and is therefore contained in an anti -pucked collar for large dogs.

Already in 2020, ANSES alerted to the composition and the origin of certain anti -pucked necklaces: it indicated that products sold on the Chinese WISH site did not comply with French legislation. So, potentially contained unauthorized insecticides. If you want to buy one of these products, the best is to go to a specialized trade.

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