| Developers: | Nestle |
| Date of the premiere of the system: | July 2024 |
| Branches: | Food industry |
2024: Nestle sells' natural mineral water'with fecal bacteria
At the end of July 2024, it became known that Nestlé used prohibited methods to filter contaminated water, selling it as "natural mineral water" under the brands Vittel, Contrex and Hépar. It turned out that water sources in France were contaminated, among other things, with fecal bacteria Escherichia coli and pesticides.
In a fraudulent scheme that has operated for the past 15 years, the company earned 3 billion euros. Consumer organisation Foodwatch is calling on French authorities to bring those responsible to justice. Consumers have already filed a lawsuit against Nestlé and French mineral water producer Sources Alma in February 2024. The European Commission plans to publish a report on the investigation into the actions of the French authorities in this case.
According to the relevant EU directive, "natural mineral water" must meet certain purity criteria and come from underground sources protected from pollution. Only a few treatment methods are allowed in the production and processing of natural mineral water, but Nestlé and Sources Alma have neglected these requirements.
This is not the first time Nestlé has faced accusations of violating standards. In April 2024, Swiss NGO Public Eye conducted an investigation that found Nestlé baby food sold in low- and middle-income countries contained excessive amounts of sugar. In May 2015, the authorities of several states in India found that the lead content of Nestlé noodles exceeded the prescribed standards and was dangerous to health. In addition, the noodles were found to contain sodium glutamate, which is not on the ingredients list.
In February 2022, French health authorities reported a sharp increase in the number of cases of renal failure in children due to E. coli infection. It was later revealed that the reason was the consumption of Buitoni frozen pizza, made by a subsidiary of Nestlé in a factory in Codry in northern France. More than 70 people were injured from the poisoning, two children died.[1]
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