Additives, pesticide residues or mycotoxins: some breads contain controversial substances, warns Thursday the magazine 60 Million consumers , which states that the quantities detected meet, in most cases, the regulatory limits. From traditional baguettes to sandwich bread, grinds, breads and gluten-free, the magazine has tested a total of 65 references sold in artisan bakeries, franchises and supermarkets.
Pesticides and endocrine disruptors . The verdict is clear: "more than half" of the panel presents pesticide residues. They could be quantified in 14 references, especially in breads and breads. Some of the substances found are "recognized as endocrine disruptors or suspected to be," says 60 million consumers , who said, have noted "no override regulatory threshold." Many references tested also contain mycotoxins, but remain "below the regulatory thresholds", except for two references.
60 million consumers also criticize the presence of additives, in "much higher" quantities for special breads. Allowed, they are nevertheless "suspected of causing side effects", "from a certain amount ingested".
Too much salt. Another ingredient criticized: the salt, present in too large quantity all the tested products and in particular in the chopsticks, judge the magazine, which estimates that it would be high time that one fixes its rate by regulation.
And concretely, what breads are well noted? About half-baked breads, half of them tested have no additives. Unlike, often, breads with cereals. On the baguette side, the Casino Bio brand and the Campanière brand at Intermarché obtain the best ratings. On whole breads, it is better to favor Casino Bio, U Bio or Carrefour Bio. Finally, beware of gluten-free breads, some of which contain a lot of additives to give elasticity to the dough.
Another lesson from 60 Million consumers , bread in the supermarket bakery is rather good quality, as explained by Patricia Chairopoulos, the author of the survey. "Buying in supermarkets is not necessarily a bad choice, after that it is not for autan that we should not go to the craftsman," she explains at the microphone of Europe 1. "In any case, it's also about salt, sometimes pesticide residues, "she says.