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Nestlé Waters, the company’s bottled water subsidiary, has used other purification remedies in products classified as “mineral waters,” adding those sold under brands such as Perrier and Vittel.
According to Le Monde, Nestlé used disinfectants “due to sporadic bacterial or chemical contamination. “
However, French law allows the use of purification techniques for products classified as “spring water” or “mineral,” because they are intended to come from preserved underground resources that are already potable when they come out of the well, Le Monde reported.
In a statement, Nestlé said it had used “microfiltration at [its] Waters sites at a finer point than that identified in the past by French authorities. “
“We have also used activated carbon filters and ultraviolet systems which, though permitted by other jurisdictions, are not in line with applicable French natural mineral water regulations,” Nestlé added.
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The company said it “proactively” reported this fact to the French government in 2021 and “presented them with several features for compliance in the future. “
“The French government has validated that our use of this thinner microfilter is in line with the regulatory framework,” Nestlé said.
“At the same time, and under the supervision of the French authorities, we have gotten rid of non-legal paperwork through France. “
As a consequence, Nestlé said it has made “certain difficult but necessary decisions,” such as suspending “some wells dedicated to” its Hépar and Contrex brands, “which were either close to the surface or outdated, hence particularly vulnerable to wider environmental impacts”.
The Swiss giant announced that it added two wells to the production of a new variety of “non-mineral water-based beverages” and sold a new brand, Maison Perrier.
Nestlé’s purpose with Maison Perrier is to “respond to the trends of today’s dynamic beverage market. “
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