US EditionPerrier Water Scandal Raises Questions About What ‘Natural’ Really Means - One Green Planet
- In 2025, the French Senate revealed that Nestlé's Perrier water was filtered and sterilized despite being labeled as natural mineral water in France.
- The investigation followed suspicions that Nestlé concealed treatment processes and may have colluded with officials, with reports differing on some details.
- Inspectors found hidden sections in the Perrier plant used for illicit water treatments, and Nestlé destroyed 2 million bottles in 2024 due to fecal contamination concerns.
- Previous analyses detected harmful pesticide residues in the water, prompting concerns about the environmental consequences and the authenticity of the 'natural' label; Nestlé maintained that its products continue to be safe for consumption.
- Consumer groups called the scandal a regulatory failure and urged brands to be transparent about water treatments or reconsider natural labels amid growing source contamination.
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Perrier Water Scandal Raises Questions About What ‘Natural’ Really Means - One Green Planet
Perrier’s filtered “natural” water scandal exposes how human impact and greenwashing are changing what purity means in today’s world. The post Perrier Water Scandal Raises Questions About What ‘Natural’ Really Means appeared first on One Green Planet.
On Tuesday, June 3, the UFC-Que Choisir Association announced several legal actions, first against the Nestlé Waters brand for the "scandal" of mineral waters, but also against the Minister of Ecological Transition and several former ministers.
The consumer association intends to denounce the immobility of the public authorities and the deceptions of Nestlé via a summons and two complaints, announced on Tuesday 3 June.
The consumer association announced that it had lodged a complaint with the Court of Justice of the Republic against the current minister of ecological transition and several former ministers, as well as a criminal complaint against Nestlé Waters.
The UFC-Que Choisir Association has filed a complaint against several ministers and former minister in the Nestlé mineral water case, including Agnès Pannier-Runacher.
A consumer association announced on Tuesday to launch several legal actions in France in the face of the scandal of the illegal treatment of mineral waters that affects notably the agri-food giant Nestlé Waters.The association UFC-Que Choisir pr... Read more about Elle.fr
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