The former Socialist Minister of the Environment had criticized Spain, the leading exporter of fruits and vegetables in Europe, a few days earlier. She stated on BFMTV, “I tell you that Spanish organic products are fake and that Spanish fruits and vegetables do not meet French standards; they should not be on the shelves,” even describing their organic tomatoes as “inedible.” On Friday, she declined an invitation from the Socialist Pedro Sanchez while maintaining her criticism.
“When sanitary conditions are unequal, then competition is unfair.”