This footage was filmed and produced 21 February 2024.

February 21st – Around 5:30 pm, 2 citizens affiliated with the Riposte Alimentaire campaign set off several alarms in the Leclerc-Montparnasse supermarket in Paris (14th arrondissement). The citizens were wearing "Riposte Alimentaire" t-shirts. The alarms rang for a few minutes, and then security arrived to escort the Riposte Alimentaire members, who are advocating for the establishment of a Food Social Security.

80 years after the establishment of social security that ensures our health, proud of this pillar of our society, the citizens involved with Riposte Alimentaire affirm that it is possible and necessary to incorporate another fundamental need: food.

Indeed, the target of this action was not chosen by chance. The large distribution and agri-food industry are responsible for the precarity of farmers. As production costs skyrocket on farms, the profit margin of the agri-food industry reached a historic level of 48% last year. According to a study by the Foundation for Nature and Humanity (FNH), between 2001 and 2022, the farmers' share in the sale of a liter of semi-skimmed milk decreased by 4%, while that of the agri-food industry increased by 64% and that of the large distribution by 188%.

These excessive profits, estimated to be responsible for two-thirds of inflation, also have a negative impact on the purchasing power of consumers. As a result, 1 in 3 French people struggle to obtain healthy food to have 3 meals a day.