“It’s a shame, we are asking for sanctions,” reacts environmentalist Marine Tondelier

The publication of the investigation by the Radio France investigation unit and the newspaper The world on illegal water filtration practices by large industrialists provoke an outraged reaction from political figures. The two media reveal that several manufacturers, including Nestlé, hid from the public that the water they pumped was contaminated. To continue bottling it, they used banned purification systems. 30% of brands would be affected. And, according to the investigation, the government, informed since 2021, even granted an exemption for the use of certain non-compliant filters, despite the negative opinion of several of its administrations.

Marine Tondelier (Les Écologists): “And the government has known about it since 2021?”

“It’s a shame, we demand sanctions”, reacts on the social network To continue bottling, they resorted to banned purification systems, even though “Natural bottled water is sold 100 times more expensive than tap water”, protests the elected official. “And the government has known about it since 2021?”, asks the elected environmentalist about X. She alludes to the revelations of the investigation unit of Radio France and the newspaper Le Monde. A confidential meeting took place in Bercy with representatives of Nestlé in 2021. An exemption was even granted to the multinational so that it could use certain non-compliant filters, despite the negative opinion of several of its administrations, according to this investigation journalistic.

Mathilde Panot (LFI): “The State has done nothing to protect consumers”

“The State knew but did nothing to protect consumers. Worse, it did not even deign to report the facts to the courts”, denounced Tuesday on the social network X, Mathilde Panot, president of the La France insoumise group at the National Assembly. The leader of the rebellious deputies also deplores the actions of the multinational. “In addition to monopolizing increasingly scarce water resources, Nestlé is endangering public health. Cynicism of an industry that thinks it has every right”written on X Mathilde Panot who chaired a commission of inquiry in 2021 “relating to the control of water resources by private interests and its consequences”.