Nestlé Waters admitted on Monday to having used prohibited treatments to guarantee the “food safety” of some of its mineral waters. A government source refuting any "health risk".

The Alma group, which produces around thirty brands of bottled water in France, confirmed to AFP that it was the subject of "legal proceedings" A judicial investigation was opened – in Epinal according to Le Monde and Radio France – following “breaches of regulations” noted on Nestlé Waters sites.