For me, the real issue is fecal matter in the source. The local population has doubled in the last 40 years, and there has been a lot of flooding in the area. The proportion of agricultural land is shrinking (-60% in 50 years).
I don't see what Nestlé can do to mitigate this problem.
touristtam · 4h ago
Nestle isn't a complete novice in dodgy dealing when it comes to bottle water.
As a company they are in the difficult position of having to both respect local framework around extraction and bottling of water and the potential impact on their export markets if the water is found to be bellow par.
Good on the French Senat not let this one go, and shame on the French Govt to have been so lenient on a company.
thebeardisred · 7h ago
Fun fact. Next time you have the opportunity to compare the labels on bottled water, check how many of the brands are owned by Nestle.
You'll be illuminated to the illusion of choice.
touristtam · 5h ago
That seems to be a trend; Look up Mondelez (ex-Kraft) conglomerate.
AStonesThrow · 5h ago
Nestlé has sort of divested itself of many brands at this point: BlueTriton was spun off and purchased by private equity. BT owns numerous brands, including Arrowhead, which is ironically being prohibited from pumping its historical source and is now largely drawn in British Columbia instead.
The strange history of Nestlé also includes a widespread boycott, ongoing since 1977, because of how their handling of products in third-world countries has affected childbearing and nursing women there. Ironically, one of the major objections to artificial formula for infants is that poor women are often compelled to mix it with dirty or contaminated water.
I for a long time thought we need labeling laws that require the name of the holding corporation be 100% larger than the sub brand. If Arrowhead is in 3/4 inch high text Nestle has to be 1.5 inches high and located above it.
I don't see what Nestlé can do to mitigate this problem.
As a company they are in the difficult position of having to both respect local framework around extraction and bottling of water and the potential impact on their export markets if the water is found to be bellow par.
Good on the French Senat not let this one go, and shame on the French Govt to have been so lenient on a company.
You'll be illuminated to the illusion of choice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlueTriton_Brands
The strange history of Nestlé also includes a widespread boycott, ongoing since 1977, because of how their handling of products in third-world countries has affected childbearing and nursing women there. Ironically, one of the major objections to artificial formula for infants is that poor women are often compelled to mix it with dirty or contaminated water.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Nestl%C3%A9_boycott