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Perrier scandal bubbles up as French parliament slams cover-up
French government accused of top-level cover-up in Nestlé water scandal
The French government “at the highest level” covered up a scandal over the treatment of mineral water by food giant Nestle, including the iconic Perrier brand, an investigation by France’s upper house of parliament said Monday.
Perrier could lose ‘natural mineral water’ label after contamination found
In recent years the Swiss food and drinks conglomerate has been under pressure over its Perrier and other brands as EU regulations strictly limit what treatments are allowed for any product marketed as natural mineral water.
“In addition to Nestle Waters’ lack of transparency, it is important to highlight the state’s lack of transparency, both towards local and European authorities and towards the French people,” said the report by a commission of inquiry of the French Senate.
The report follows a six-month-long Senate inquiry involving more than 70 hearings.
“This concealment is part of a deliberate strategy, addressed at the first interministerial meeting on natural mineral waters on October 14, 2021,” said the report.
“Nearly four years later, transparency has still not been achieved,” said the report.
Perrier – one of the most famous mineral waters in the world, obtained from a spring in southern France and traditionally served on ice with a slice of lemon — was acquired by Nestle in the early 1990s.
Perrier could lose ‘natural mineral water’ label after contamination found
Perrier may lose its “natural mineral water” label after harmful bacteria was found in bottles at its main bottling site in southern France – which was not reported to health authorities until 10 days after it was discovered.
Intestinal bacteria was detected in 75-centilitre bottles at the Nestlé-owned factory in Vergèze, Gard, according to documents seen by the investigative unit of Radio France, which revealed that the contamination was first identified on 11 March.
Hundreds of thousands of 50cl bottles have also been held back after tests showed high levels of revivable germs, which can point to bacterial contamination.
Delayed reporting
French law requires companies to notify health authorities immediately when contamination is detected.
But the Occitanie regional health agency was not told about the presence of bacteria until 21 March – 10 days after it was first discovered.
A second issue, involving the smaller bottles, was flagged on 22 March but not reported until 4 April.
“The notification delay was a bit too long,” Nestlé Waters told Les Echos. “But this has no impact on the quality of our products, since all isolation measures and production line shutdowns were taken immediately.”
The company had already destroyed 3 million bottles in April 2024, after an earlier contamination with faecal bacteria.
Label under threat
The regional health agency has recommended that the prefect of Gard withdraw Perrier’s right to market its water as “natural mineral water”. This would apply to all boreholes at the Vergèze site.
“Complete destruction [of the affected bottles] could be considered,” the agency said.
Hydrologists approved by the French health ministry have concluded that all Perrier boreholes have lost their “original purity” – a condition required for mineral water status.
Their report, cited by multiple various French media outlets, issued “an unfavourable health opinion” and noted major differences between Nestlé’s test results and those provided by health authorities on indicators of faecal contamination.
Nestlé Waters said it was “not at all” aware of the health authority’s recommendation.
Legal referral
The French consumer fraud agency has referred the case to prosecutors under article 40 of the criminal code, which obliges civil servants to report suspected offences.
Scientists have also raised concerns about the factory’s use of 0.2 micron filters, which they say were installed to treat polluted water but are not enough to purify it. These filters cannot block all viruses and may let some bacteria through.
In 2022, the inspectorate for social affairs warned the economy minister that continuing to rely on these filters – while removing more effective ones like UV and charcoal systems – would pose a viral risk.
In early 2023, France’s top health official at the time, Jérôme Salomon, said it would be “unacceptable” to let Nestlé use microfiltration alone.
Despite these warnings, the government of Elisabeth Borne granted the company a special exemption, with approval from the Elysée. That exemption remains in effect.
Nestlé admits to treating bottled mineral water in breach of French regulations
Future uncertain
Jérôme Bonet, the prefect of Gard, is expected to decide in the coming days whether the brand can continue to be labelled as natural mineral water.
Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe told the French Senate on 9 April that the company had launched an internal investigation.
At the firm’s annual meeting, the Swiss-based Ethos Foundation – which represents pension funds – urged Nestlé to publish the findings, or at least “a summary”, so that shareholders could assess the risks.
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