INVESTIGATION
CETA has been at the heart of many controversies this summer and there are still many questions and concerns about hormone beef and animal meal. A French territory is already somewhat of a laboratory: it is Saint Pierre and Miquelon. The archipelago, which is only a few kilometers from the Canadian coast, has been eating Canadian for years.
In the supermarkets of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, six out of ten foods come directly from Canada. And it is the quality of the products that raises questions.
Some tests only work on live animals
On the subject of chicken, beef, there is always a doubt about what we eat, and the origin of the meat, says André Urtiz Béréa, president of Atlantic radio in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: "When they are not labeled high quality, there are meats that are adulterated.Now, I pay attention to what I buy because we all had more or less this type of adventure. It's a long time since we import products from the neighboring continent. "
In Canada, the origin of the meat is not indicated on the packaging and in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, the customs department sometimes has trouble knowing where the meat comes from. It is tested by the veterinary services but once at customs, "we admit a certain flexibility," recognizes an agent. Indeed, some tests only work on live animals.
Controls that are also worrying in France
We wonder if Canada will keep its promise to control and not export hormone-treated meat. And what is also worrying in Europe is that the CETA does not provide for regulations on animal meal and the use of antibiotics, regrets Patrick Bénézi member of the FNSEA: "We can not say that we will to let Canada meat fed with meals and banned substances enter Europe, which is what we denounce and which is absolutely abnormal. "
Little consolation, the ban in Europe for Canadian beef doped with antibiotics was voted. But this clause will only be applied in 2022.