
Perrier has been ordered to destroy two million bottles of water “as a precaution” after bacteria “of faecal origin” was discovered in one of its wells in Gard, in southern France.
«Several batches of bottles” the equivalent of “several hundred pallets” usually delivered to stores, were destroyed, according to Nestlé.
The group has already faced accusations of non-compliant treatment of its Vittel, Contrex and Hépar water brands, as well as that of Perrier.
The company noted that a “punctual microbiological deviation” appeared following “the very heavy rains linked to storm Monica which hit the south-east of France in mid-March.
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