Nestle Bottled Fake Spring Water According To New Lawsuit

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Nestle Bottled Fake Spring Water According To New Lawsuit

Bottled water is handy to take on the run, to the gym, or to send to school in lunches. We buy brands we believe are trustworthy, and when that trust is broken it can be hard to earn it back.

Nestle, who already faced controversy across North America for their questionable business ethics, is staring down the barrel of a class action lawsuit at the hands of 11 people.

According to a lawsuit filed with federal courts in Connecticut, Nestle Waters North America Inc. commits "colossal fraud perpetrated against American consumers."

Poland Spring, a Nestle product, claims to be natural spring water from Maine, but the suit accuses Nestle of just bottling regular groundwater and labeling it incorrectly.

The 11 people involved in the suit are seeking millions of dollars in 'damages', claiming Poland Spring water never met the Food and Drug Administration definition of a 'spring.'

The 325 page lawsuit claims that none of Nestle's water sources meet the federal definition provided by the FDA for spring water, and that the company "politically compromised" state regulators. The suit also claims that not only is the water not spring water, but they say it's being taken from waste and garbage dumps and then purified.

Nestle wasn't about to take these allegations lightly, however.

The lawsuit, claiming Nestle's "wells in Poland, Maine, have never been scientifically proven to be connected to a spring and draw in surface water, which cannot legally be called spring water," was responded to firmly by company.

Nestle released a statement through a spokesperson, saying this lawsuit is "an obvious attempt to manipulate the legal system for personal gain."

"The claims made in the lawsuit are without merit," said the spokesperson. "Poland Spring is 100 [percent] spring water."

The lawsuit further claims that Nestle has been selling this 'fraud water' at a premium rate since 1998, taking advantage of millions of people. The Main Drinking Water Program has not commented on the current law suit.

Lawyers who filed the lawsuit are also remaining silent on the matter.

The concern about companies lying to consumers about what is being sold to them is one that is rising steadily across America. It seems as though regulations are becoming more and more relaxed and it is only when big corporations are caught that they start to follow the rules in place.

The Poland Spring scandal also reminds us that drinking from reusable water bottles is always a good way to go. Every year, 50 billion plastic water bottles are used, and only 23% of those bottles are recycled.

Will you continue to buy Nestle products after their most recent scandal?

Meagan has an intense love for Netflix, napping, and carbs.