What’s Nestlé’s response to the Nanterre court ruling on the UFC-Que Choisir case?
We welcome the court's decision to reject all of UFC-Que Choisir's demands in this case. This decision reconfirms that the food safety of Perrier natural mineral waters has always been guaranteed and that under the current circumstances, Perrier natural mineral water can continue to be sold.
Are Nestlé’s French natural mineral water brands safe to drink?
Nestlé Waters France reaffirms that the food safety and quality of its natural mineral waters has always been guaranteed and remains our priority. The natural mineral waters marketed under the Hépar, Contrex, Vittel and Perrier brands are safe to drink, and their unique mineral composition remains preserved.
Nestlé Waters France operates under an integrated quality management system, shared with, and controlled by, the relevant authorities to ensure the food safety of all our products. These quality management procedures include filtration and strict cleaning of the water pipes and more than 1,500 daily analyses at our French waters sites covering multiple parameters (including physico-chemical, microbiological and sensory aspects), to continue to ensure the food safety and quality of each of our natural mineral waters throughout the production process.
The results of our analyses are constantly shared with the authorities who regularly test our mineral waters, both at source and the finished product, to confirm compliance with the applicable regulatory requirements, including food safety and quality standards. This compliance was recently formally reaffirmed by the relevant authorities, who have reconfirmed that our products meet natural mineral water quality standards.
