Drinking mineral water in France rigged?

Drinking mineral water and drinking spring water from France is not naturally pure as manufacturers claim. They may have been applying banned purification methods for many years and sometimes even fill the bottles with tap water. These include Perrier, Vittel, Hépar, Contrex and St-Yorre: water brands known to be the purest in France. Drinking mineral and spring water now comes in a different light. Make a more conscious choice when drinking mineral water but what are the alternatives? Ordering mineral water online is convenience and certainly not sustainable in terms of transport costs to the Netherlands and the fact that it is mostly plastic bottles.

However, due to bacterial or chemical contamination, such as pesticide spores, the polluted water of these brands has been treated with filters, carbon and UV radiation for years. This is clear from recent drinking water research by Radio France and French daily Le Monde. This filtration techniques are prohibited for natural mineral or spring water. 

Before ordering mineral water online, it is also important to check whether it contains pesticides. Both Dutch spring water and our own drinking water are subject to quite a few regulations that are very carefully observed and monitored. Dutch water faces the same problems, as shown by earlier reports from the RIVM in 2023. As many as 1/3 of our water resources is contaminated with pesticides and Dutch doctors are already warning of a Parkison wave of patients due to the excessive concentration of pesticides in and on our food for many years when controls were less stringent and not integral.

Drinking mineral water or buying spring water bottles from France safe?

As many as a third of French mineral and spring water brands have flouted or are still flouting regulations. The French government was allegedly aware of the illegal activities of Nestlé (owner of Perrier, Vittel and Hépar, among others). Nestlé has since admitted its mistake. The investigation also found that in some cases tap water was used to refill mineral water bottles. Economic interests among mineral and spring water producers and suppliers are apparently high and they underestimate the risk of the negative impact on their brand names. Production costs rise as they have to pump from deeper underground. Therefore, they prefer to illegally filter the water to make more profit.

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Ordering mineral water online?

More and more people are choosing to order their mineral water online because of the convenience and diversity that online shopping offers. Be very conscious with your choice at drink mineral water. But why actually order mineral water online and how sustainable is it really? In terms of sustainability, this is not a good idea. The sources of mineral water play an important role in the sustainability and origin. 

Some brands are committed to sustainability by, for example, offering bottled water in glass instead of plastic bottles, which is more beneficial for the environment. All in all, transporting mineral water is and will remain bottles and thus consume them by ordering mineral water online lazy and bad for the environment.

Take matters into your own hands

We do not know what measures have been taken to ensure that French mineral and spring water is now clean without the additional water filtration deployed earlier. Are suppliers now pumping from deeper layers? You can now question French mineral water drinking, spring water drinking and Drinking Dutch tap water.

So you can have a Buy water filter or a order water ioniser To answer the question "How many litres of water to drink per day" not only answer correctly but also drink 1.5 to 2 litres of super healthy a day. Packed with antioxidants to improve your body as it ages detox. The plethora of choices makes it opaque for the average consumer. Book a free consultation online and we will be happy to talk to you. Sustainability and health are at the forefront of our advice. A water filter faucet is not adequate for increasing environmental pollution and there is a risk of bacteria accumulation with this solution.

The environmental pollution is everywhere and you cannot trust water in any form supplied. Drinking from plastic bottles is not wise anyway in terms of sustainability and plastic micro and 240,000 nanoparticles per litre by 2023 found in 3 brands of US mini-water. Now it also appears that French drink mineral water is not okay and earlier we reported on the growing concerns of PWN the drinking water company in North Holland about PFAS in tap water. Choose healthy water drinking with an ioniser with a built-in ultra-fine water filter at your home and at work. Stop ordering mineral water online out of convenience think about the impact on the environment!