French mineral water is said to have been illegally disinfected. Nestlé has admitted the practice, but wants to have already ended it.
The water from the affected brands, which include Perrier and Vittel, is no longer being treated. In the background is the threat to the sources from drought caused by climate change, but also from the use of pesticides in agriculture. The French government has been aware of this since 2021 at the latest. A commission of inquiry confirmed in 2022 that the illegal disinfection of spring water was widespread. However, the report was not published.