France Seizes Over 1,100 Bottles of Banned ‘Sniper 1000’ After Spike in Poisonings

Overview

• The consumer watchdog DGCCRF, which detailed its probe Tuesday, reported seizing about 1,130 bottles of Sniper 1000 and Shooter 1000 and removing more than 530 online listings.
• An Anses bulletin made public this week linked the illegal insecticide to four deaths between 2023 and 2025 and to a sharp rise in exposures tracked by poison centers.
• Authorities counted 363 incidents over 2023–2025, including 351 exposures, with 67% in Île‑de‑France and 22% in Seine‑Saint‑Denis, and new cases now reported nationwide and overseas.
• Most cases involved home use against pests, with 39 accidental ingestions by children and 32 intentional ingestions in suicide attempts, which accounted for three of the four deaths.
• Officials say the product, which contains the highly toxic organophosphate dichlorvos banned since 2013, is trafficked from sub‑Saharan Africa and sold in markets and online, and they advise using certified pest‑control services as bedbugs resist most over‑the‑counter sprays.