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Troubled waters: French government under pressure over Nestlé revelations

Brands of mineral waters sold by the Nestle Waters Group, 21 February, 2024. © JOEL SAGET / AFP

According to an investigation conducted by journalists from Le Monde and Radio France, the French government allowed food and beverage giant Nestlé to continue selling mineral water that did not comply with health regulations. President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday denied the accusations of a wide-reaching cover-up.

"I am not aware of these things. There is no understanding with anyone, there is no collusion with anyone," President Emmanuel Macron told journalists on the sidelines of a trip to the Gustave Roussy cancer institute near Paris on Tuesday.

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