Decomposing artilllery shells from a war that ended nearly 100 years ago are poisoning the soil in norther France.
L'Est Republicain newspaper says (in French) that metals and toxic compounds were found in soil.
Produce from seven farms has been destroyed, the newspaper reports.
Restrictions put in place by the French regions allow the ban of food produce if it comes from land contaminated by heavy metals.
The restrictions were put in place near Verdun in the Meuse region, the scene of some of the heaviest battles during WW1.
"Everything we produced went into the rubbish bin," one farmer told L'Est Republican.
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