“Several hundred pallets” of Perrier destroyed by Nestlé after deterioration of water quality in one of its wells

Nestlé a détruit une partie de sa production d’eau Perrier “par précaution”, après de fortes pluies ILLUSTRATION UNSPLASH – Jason Jarrach

Le groupe Nestlé a annoncé avoir détruit une partie de sa production d’eau Perrier après de fortes pluies.

Nestlé destroyed part of its production of Perrier bottled water after observing a deterioration in the quality of the water in one of its wells in Gard, suspended until further notice , the Nestlé Waters subsidiary announced to AFP on Wednesday.

The nature of the contamination is not specified

"Several batches of bottles", the equivalent of "several hundred pallets" usually delivered to stores, were destroyed "as a precaution", indicated Nestlé Waters, which evokes a "punctual microbiological deviation" without specifying the nature of the contamination, but ensures that "all bottles on the market can be consumed safely".< /p>

Nestlé Waters also did not specify the volume of bottles destroyed. "Some references" of the Perrier brand will be available "in smaller quantities", the same source simply indicated.

The well whose operation has been suspended is located in Vergèze, where water from the Perrier brand, created in 1903, is historically drawn. subject to "reinforced surveillance at the request of the authorities". Its exploitation &amp ;quot;will resume at the appropriate time under the control of the authorities, according to Nestlé.

The mineral producer, also owner in France of the Vittel, Contrex and Hépar brands, has been under pressure since the end of January, when it admitted to having used prohibited treatments on some of its waters to maintain their quality.

He assured the AFP at the beginning of April that he had "intensified surveillance" of its French drilling "under the control of the authorities". Some wells were suspended last year in the Vosges.

On April 11, the Senate launched a parliamentary information mission which intends "to shed light on the failings of the State& ;quot; regarding the control of bottled water manufacturers.