The sale of crops or animal products such as honey, milk or eggs produced in Rouen or 100 nearby communes has been banned over fears of pollution following the blaze at the Lubizol chemical plant on September 26th. This had lead to fears that Rouen's highly popular two-day food festival - scheduled for October 12th and 13th - would be cancelled. However organisers have today confirmed to The Local that the event will go ahead. READ ALSO Protesters demand answers over French factory fie where 5,000 tonnes of chemicals burnedSoot-blackened corn in a nearby field. Since Monday, local authorities have banned the sale of crops grown in the region, or any animal products produced in or around Rouen.

Source: The Local October 03, 2019 13:52 UTC