Oct 9th, 2024

Perrier Contamination Woes Add to Water Sector’s Hurdles

French multi-billion brand Perrier came under scrutiny following the discovery of traces of fecal matter in one of the seven wells used to source its mineral water earlier this year. Increased scrutiny on Perrier has raised a more fundamental question not just for the $300 billion global water business: Does it make ecological sense to transport millions of bottles of water across the globe instead of sourcing it locally? Bloomberg's Dasha Afanasieva discusses this on Bloomberg Television.