Lyon, France: Angry French cherry farmers dumped a ton of rotting fruit in front of a government building in southern France on Thursday to protest against an insecticide ban that has left them vulnerable to fruit flies.

The EU implemented a bloc-wide ban in 2020 on the insecticide dimethoate over health risks posed to farmers and consumers.

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