CRIIGEN

CRIIGEN (Comité de Recherche et d'Information Indépendantes sur le Génie Génétique) is a French organization that presents itself as an independent expert on genetic engineering and pesticides. Its website publishes a newsletter and commentary on pesticide-related policy, including opposition to neonicotinoid herbicides and the 'Duplomb' law.

CRIIGEN's website describes it as the Comité de Recherche et d'Information Indépendantes sur le Génie Génétique. Its July 2026 newsletter discusses the 'Duplomb' affair, noting that in 2018 neonicotinoid-based herbicides were banned, that in mid-2025 the 'Duplomb' law sought to reintroduce them, and that a campaign with a petition of more than two million signatures on the National Assembly website helped defeat the attempt, though a 'Duplomb 2' law has appeared. The newsletter argues against reauthorizing neonicotinoids such as acetamiprid, citing scientific publications on their harmful effects on human health, ecosystems, and wildlife, and notes that neonicotinoids are officially considered 'suspected endocrine disruptors' by EFSA and ANSES.

Independent expert on genetic engineering and pesticides

1. 1CRIIGEN : Expert indépendant en génie génétique et pesticidescriigen.org
2. 2CRIIGENwikidata.org