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Table 1.

Cases of paraquat poisoning reported to MPCC before and after the European Union ban in July 2007

Poisonings by paraquat reported in MPCC	Mainland France		OFT
Poisonings by paraquat reported in MPCC	Unintentional	Voluntary	Unintentional	Voluntary
From 1 January 2003 to 30 June 2007	18		20
From 1 January 2003 to 30 June 2007	17	1 (1 death)	4	16 (8 deaths)
From 1 July 2007 to 31 December 2011	11		22
From 1 July 2007 to 31 December 2011	8	3 (2 deaths)	8	14 (4 deaths)