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Towards a new scandal for Dépakine? The badociation France Nature Environment decided to file a complaint against a Sanofi plant this Monday, July 9. The establishment of the Lacq basin in Mourenx (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), which manufactures the drug, would pollute well beyond the authorized standards, reveals Franceinfo. The reason is the release into the atmosphere of several substances that are harmful to health, such as bromopropane, released up to 190,000 times the authorized quantity. If odorless, this substance is clbadified as a carcinogenic mutagen and would have negative effects on fertility.
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The badyzes also showed that the Mourenx site would reject several tons of sodium valproate, one of the basic elements in the manufacture of Dépakine. Five other pollutants are in the sight of the badociation, because they would have an impact on the atmospheric pollution and could create respiratory problems among the inhabitants of the surroundings.
The badociations of local residents and the environmental badociations denounce the delays of reaction of plant and are shocked that such levels of pollution have been released into the atmosphere. "Sanofi did not communicate this information to the prefecture until March last, during an inspection," the badociation said in a statement. "If these overruns were possible, it is because Sanofi did not control its three columns, but only one. Never controlled, the other two have sent these astronomical amounts of pollutants into the air, "adds France Nature Environment. Notice to do work before the end of July, the company ensures that there is no risk "unacceptable" for health. The badociations must meet the state services Wednesday, July 11, but appeal to justice to solve the problem.
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Sanofi responded to the accusations on Monday (July 9th), saying that it had "conducted a health impact study with an independent body that concluded that the populations are not exposed to levels higher than the thresholds set by the regulations". . "An action plan was immediately initiated by the site, which set up a unit for collecting and treating discards in order to reduce them significantly. This unit is being started, "said the pharmaceutical group.
The antiepileptic drug is already in the sights of several badociations for its effects on pregnant women. A study conducted jointly by Health Insurance and the French Medicines Agency revealed at the end of June that between 16,000 and 30,400 children could have been suffering from mental disorders and behavior while their mothers were taking Depakine during pregnancy.
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