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Bottled Watergate: Why Did French Government Cover for Perrier?
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7 Articles
Bottled watergate: Why did French government cover for Perrier?
Is it something in the water? Why insist on bottled brands at every meal when in a country like France, it flows freely from the tap – even if it’s not exactly free. We’ll ask about old habits and new realities that force a rethink of what we drink.
MADRID.- If you are one of those who drink Perrier or Vittel water with the illusion of being taking the purity of the slopes of the French Alps or the Pyrenees, be careful, it can be something like Betty milk, only transparent and with bubbles.The scandal over the use of illegal treatments in bottled waters of Nestlé in France climbed yesterday at European level.After months of accusations of cover-up and corporate pressure, the French governme…
What causes the contaminations that led Nestlé to filter its Perrier water?
Nestlé filters water from its Vergèze source to address repeated incidents of chemical or fecal bacteria pollution. These contaminations might be linked to the over-exploitation of aquifers by the world's leading bottled water company.
France intends to contact the European Commission to ask about a possible revision of the Mineral Water Directive, following calls by the Senate inquiry committee into the illicit treatment of certain waters for clarification of the regulations.
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