# France’s multi-billion euro mineral water companies are under the spotlight because of climate change and growing concerns about the industry’s environmental impact. At issue is whether some world-famous brands, notably the iconic Perrier label, can even continue calling themselves “natural mineral water”. This follows revelations in the French media about illicit filtration systems that have been widely used in the industry, apparently because of worries about water contamination, after years of drought linked to climate change. Le Monde newspaper described it as a combination of industrial fraud and state collusion.
Perrier bottled water scandal grips France