This is a relief for the Perrier brand and the Nestlé Waters company that operates it. The court of Nanterre decided this Tuesday not to suspend the marketing of the iconic green bottle with that name“natural mineral water”contrary to what UFC-Que Choisir asked him to do.
Consumer associations have asked for the implementation of preventive and temporary measures pending a decision on the merits to be granted by the same court. UFC-Que Choisir did file a complaint on June 3 against Nestlé Waters as part of a fraud case that has rocked the company since early 2024.
Ambiguous compatibility with regulations
As journalistic investigations and senatorial investigations have shown, for several years Nestlé Waters has actually been carrying out actions prohibited by health regulations. “natural mineral water” before bottling its Perrier, but also its Contrex, Hépar and Vittel. A fraud on consumers, even though there is no proven health risk, because natural mineral water is sold on average 100 to 300 times more expensive than tap water precisely because of its specific composition and purity. According to the report of the Senate Commission of Inquiry published on May 14, the profits generated could exceed 3 billion euros in 15 years.
