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French Senate Accuses Government of Cover up in Nestlé Water Scandal
- On May 19, the French Senate published a report accusing the government of covering up Nestlé’s fraudulent use of prohibited treatments in mineral water production.
- The report followed a six-month inquiry triggered by a January 2024 media investigation revealing Nestlé and others used banned methods like ultraviolet treatment and microfiltration.
- The inquiry held 73 hearings with over 120 witnesses, including ministers and industry leaders, and found the government altered legislation and failed to enforce rules favoring Nestlé.
- Nestlé’s CEO acknowledged banned treatments persisted until 2023 while a Foodwatch director said the government was too busy covering up fraud instead of enforcing regulations.
- The scandal prompted legal complaints, a €2 million Nestlé fine, and calls for stricter enforcement to protect public health and restore transparency in the bottled water sector.
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Waly Dia's Chronicle. Muslim Brotherhood: "We Had to Find a Counterfire to the Nestlé Affair"
In his chronicle recorded on stage on 21 May in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), the humorist Waly Dia recalls the double standards of the political-media treatment of two reports: the one on the Nestlé case and the one on the Muslim Brotherhood.
Emmanuel Macron, Accused of Protecting the Most Popular Mineral Water Company in France
Emmanuel Macron and his team are in the midst of a scandal involving the most popular mineral water company in France, according to a report from the French Senate, presented by Politico. The Bureau of the President is accused of helping her...
"The French Government Has Covered up the Scandal of the Contaminated Water Perrier": the Senate Report Accuses Macron
Published the exchanges between the Elysée and the multinational company: "The Presidency of the Republic has opened the doors of the ministries to the lobbyists"
Mineral Water Scandal: Government Seizes European Commission to "Know Its Position"
The European Commission will be asked about a possible revision of the Mineral Waters Directive, as the Senate committee of inquiry on the illegal treatment of certain waters called for clarification of the rules.
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