Nestlé Waters controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
2025
Swiss fine concerning Henniez filtration
Swiss authorities reportedly fined Nestlé more than $610,000 for using activated-carbon filters on Henniez bottled mineral water. The matter concerned compliance with regulatory restrictions on processing natural mineral water.
2024
French investigation into mineral-water treatment
French prosecutors investigated allegations that certain mineral waters had undergone treatment or purification methods potentially prohibited under rules governing natural mineral water.
2009
Controversy over community water extraction
Campaigners alleged that Nestlé Waters used legal and regulatory mechanisms to continue extracting local groundwater despite community opposition, including a dispute connected with Shapleigh, Maine. The controversy concerned local control, ecosystem impacts and the status of water as a public resource.