After the revelations by Radio France and Le Monde, parliamentarians are calling for more transparency on the case which accuses Nestlé and other mineral water distributors of having used prohibited treatments.
Publish the Igas report
Socialist senators are demanding the publication of a report from the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs, or Igas, hitherto kept secret by the government.
These are the conclusions of this document which were made public by the two media at the beginning of the week.
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In a press release, the elected representatives of the Socialist Party deplore that "30% of French brands resort to non-compliant treatments to continue to sell water initially unfit for consumption", and denounce a "health scandal and the culpable silence of the government ".
The senators wrote to the new Minister of Labor, Health and Solidarity and are responsible for transmitting this report to Parliament “in order to better understand the extent of non-compliant practices and the measures to be taken to remedy them”.
A mission that dates back to 2021
Three years ago, Igas was entrusted with a “mission to inspect natural mineral water and spring water packaging plants” in France.
The world's number one water company, Nestlé, had just admitted to the authorities that it had used "non-compliant treatments on its sites".
The group would have notably used ultraviolet light or activated carbon filters.
The dedicated report would have been kept secret for the information relating to “business secrets” it contained.
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The media behind the revelation also denounced the practices of the Alma group, in similar accusations.
They also question the absence of reports to the courts by the French authorities, who were aware of the case from its inception.
The Paris prosecutor seized
The France insoumise MP Clémence Guetté indicated that she had contacted the Paris prosecutor for acts of deception, under article 40 of the code of criminal procedure.
It states that “any public officer or civil servant who, in the exercise of his duties, acquires knowledge of a crime or misdemeanor is required to give notice without delay to the public prosecutor”.
Socialist MP Christophe Clergeau submitted a written question to the European Commission this Wednesday.
He wants to know whether the authorities have properly informed the Union body of these purification practices, which are nevertheless prohibited, for water marketed under the name of natural mineral or spring water.