They said they had found widespread contamination of spring water both in the eastern Grand Est region, where the Hépar, Vittel and Contrex brands are bottled, and in the southwestern Occitanie ...

A French magistrate has opened a fraud inquiry into mineral water giants Nestlé and Sources Alma over suspicions of illegal ...

The company has admitted that it disinfected water using UV lamps, carbon filtering and other means that are not allowed for "natural" mineral waters. The sources for Vittel, Contrex and Hepar ...

A French magistrate has opened a fraud inquiry into mineral water giants Nestlé and Sources Alma over suspicions of illegal ...

A "cosmetic water", which the producers claim can help those who drink it shed the pounds, is in the shops. Nestle, which makes Contrex, says its high calcium content speeds up the metabolism ...

According to an investigation conducted by journalists from Le Monde and Radio France, the French government allowed food and beverage giant Nestlé to continue selling mineral water that did not ...

All our waters today are pure at source," Muriel Lienau, general manager of Nestlé Waters, told AFP after press revelations.

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In September, the water subsidiary of Nestlé, which in France owns the Vittel, Contrex, Hepar and Perrier brands, agreed to pay a fine of €2 million (£1.6 million) to avoid further legal ...

A French magistrate has opened a fraud inquiry into mineral water giants Nestle and Sources Alma over suspicions of illegal ...