June 25, 2025|
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|5 months agoNestlé fined CHF 500,000 for illegal water filtering practices
Vaud canton penalizes Nestlé for unauthorized use of activated carbon filters in Henniez mineral water production between 2008-2022.
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- Nestlé was fined CHF 500,000 for unauthorized use of activated carbon filters
- The illegal filtering occurred at Henniez water production from 2008 to 2022
- The violation was discovered during an OFCO inspection in May 2020
- Nestlé Waters had to remove the filters by end of 2022
By The Numbers
500000
Swiss Francs in fines
14
Years of illegal filtering (2008-2022)
They Said
"The use of activated carbon filters means that Henniez should not have been sold as mineral water"
"Consumers had been deceived by the unauthorised mention of mineral water on the packaging"
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Major Fine for Nestlé's Water Filtering Violation
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Discovery and Investigation
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Legal Implications and Consumer Impact
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Nestlé's Response and Remediation
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