Poland Spring Water 'A Colossal Fraud'

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BOTTLED WATER RIPOFF


UNITED STATES - JULY 18: Bottles of Poland Spring water, are arranged on a shelf in New York on Tuesday, July 18, 2006. Poland Spring, bottled at multiple sources in the state of Maine is Nestle's biggest and the No. 1 bottled water brand in the U.S. with sales of at least 500 million Swiss francs ($411) in 2004. (Photo by Tom Starkweather/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Bloomberg Bloomberg via Getty Images

Eleven consumers filed a class action lawsuit this week against Nestlé Waters North America, Inc., alleging the company's Poland Spring Bottled Water is "a colossal fraud."

The plaintiffs in the case argue the company has consistently misled consumers by labeling Poland Spring water as "100% spring water," which suggests high quality and a corresponding premium, according to the 325 page lawsuit filed in the United States District Court in Connecticut. The lawsuit seeks at least $5 million in damages for false advertising, deceptive labeling, breach of contract and several other claims.

The group argues Poland Spring water has been "a colossal fraud perpetuated against American consumers" since it was first bottled in 1993. They claim that "not one drop" of the water complies with the Food and Drug Administration's definition of what constitutes spring water, and instead is ground water.

The FDA says spring water "shall be collected only at the spring or through a bore hole tapping the underground formation feeding the spring." The consumers claim that the sites used by Nestlé to collect its Poland Spring water are not springs according to the FDA — arguing that several of the sites used by the company are "phony" and "man-made."

The consumers also argue that the Poland Spring in Poland Spring, Maine, "ran dry nearly 50 years ago."

A spokesperson for Nestlé Waters North America said: "the claims made in the lawsuit are without merit and an obvious attempt to manipulate the legal system for personal gain...It meets the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations defining spring water, all state regulations governing spring classification for standards of identity, as well as all federal and state regulations governing spring water collection, good manufacturing practices, product quality and labeling."

With multiple plants in the U.S. and the current success of bottled water on the market, Nestlé Waters North America is a major part of Nestlé's business — it created more than $4.5 billion in U.S. and Canada sales during Fiscal Year 2016, according to Nestlé's annual report.

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A spokesperson for Nestlé Waters North America said: "the claims made in the lawsuit are without merit and an obvious attempt to manipulate the legal system for personal gain...It meets the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations defining spring water, all state regulations governing spring classification for standards of identity, as well as all federal and state regulations governing spring water collection, good manufacturing practices, product quality and labeling."

Many claims are just a load of crap meant to screw somebody over a microscopic detail that the screwers don't even care about, but that's meaningless coming from the mouths of Nestle who I recall have been in trouble for legitimate bullcrap reasons like saying water is something that should be rationed and sold like a product for the rich instead being a right for everybody to access.

http://www.disclose.tv/news/water_is...etmathe/134989

They are just another business that will say almost anything that rewards themselves by making themselves look good and others look bad with zero consideration for the truth or lives of others.

https://www.theguardian.com/sustaina...it-ivory-coast

But at the very least, they finally admitted to a wrong somewhere which never happens from any business. Most places would give the BS "Yeah we have suppliers or whatever and we don't have anything to do with how they do things, we just care that they do it so blame them because we've had our heads stuck up our asses and are blind to all bad things until the law gets involved." or something that's basically that. Still not a fan of them or any business really. The bigger they grow, the bigger the monster they usually become with zero consideration for human life or anything beyond getting more money. I always roll my eyes at places that have "protected" employee whistleblowing lines or departments for workplace crimes or unethical behavior and whatever else. It's usually just a "What employee doesn't know how to shut their mouths or we'll blame the crime on them and fire them?" line.

[nensondubois]

I mean, if we can verify how much is actually spring water and how much is ground water, then there might be some grounds for some sort of class action lawsuit, but there doesn't appear to be any reasonable standards, aside from "it's safe to drink". I've always been a sceptic about bottled water and it's quality standards, such as purity, if it contains fluoride, metals, and BPA form the bottles leeching. There is still a lot of uncertainty in my mind.

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