Scandale Perrier: Ministry of Health Plans to Strengthen Inspections, the Vergèze Factory in the Gard Could Close

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The Ministry of Health has released a circular to strengthen inspections at Perrier's mineral water packaging sites in 2026. Some plants could be impacted, such as...

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The announcement of a health control plan in the French mineral water plants, decided by the Ministry of Health, also affects a strategic industrial player for the bottled water and agro-industry sector: Perrier, located in Vergèze, in the Gard. While the decision is based on health safety issues, it also raises questions about the energy, environmental and industrial models of water packaging. On 25 May 2025, a ministerial circular transmitted …

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On 25 May 2025, a circular issued by the Ministry of Health announced a series of inspections on all French natural and source mineral water packaging sites, aimed at ensuring compliance with health standards, including the Perrier de Vergèze site in the Gard, where bacterial contamination has been detected.This control plan is part of a broader scandal affecting bottled water, in which several brands of the Nestlé group are cited.

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Franceinfo announced this Sunday that a circular had been sent this week to the Regional Health Agencies, as part of Nestlé's mineral water fraud. It plans to launch an inspection plan for all packaging plants, and aims without mentioning the Perrier brand.

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A circular from the Ministry of Health, unveiled on Sunday 25 May 2025 by France Info, provides for a strengthening of inspections at mineral water packaging sites by 2026. Perrier and the Vergèze plant (Gard) are not directly named, but could be severely impacted by this decision.

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This Sunday, May 25, our colleagues from France Info unveil a circular from the Ministry of Health which provides for enhanced inspections at all natural mineral water packaging sites, by 2026. A...