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Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

Perrier owner scrutinised after France reportedly covered up illegal water filter treatment

Bottles of Perrier on a supermarket shelf.
Nestlé Waters owns the brands Perrier and Vittel. Photograph: Thomas Padilla/AP

France’s lucrative mineral water industry is under scrutiny after a report by the senate found the French government had covered up a scandal over illegal filtering treatments of premium brands.

At the heart of the report, released on Monday, is France’s world-famous fizzy water, Perrier. Obtained from a source in southern France and traditionally served on ice with a slice of lemon, Perrier has long been long known as the “champagne of table waters”.

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