In France, the massive recall hit a long list of products. Water bottles are also part of this list. On May 11, the official website of the Ministry of Health targeted Claudia marked her. Sparkling mineral water of 1.5 liters and sparkling mineral water of 0.5 liters more precisely. They are dangerous because of the Staphylococcus they contain.
Contaminated water bottles!
Reminders are issued weekly. As a result, the citizens of France are racking their brains to know which products to keep and which to throw away. The food is the primary target for recalls. Moreover, frightened by the contamination of tap water, people tend to buy bottled water. However, the association Agir pour l’environnement released a disturbing revelation. Indeed, she announced that eight out of ten bottles contain microplastics. This will contaminate the water inside. The Labocea laboratory lent a hand to the association for research.
Subsequently, the association states: “Applying a particularly careful protocol, Labocea identified between 1 and 121 plastic microparticles per litre. In total, the laboratory has demonstrated four different types of plastics ».
The alarming words of the association
The studies would also be essential to the preservation of the environment. “Given their nature, it seems that most of these microplastics come from the bottle, the cork and the bottling process. Subjected to strong heat and light, these water bottles could release even greater quantities of microplastics”.
Apart from the Claudia brand, big brands are also added to the list. It is Badoit, Carrefour, Cristaline, but also Evian. Without forgetting Perrier, Volvic and Vittel. Also, the Vittel “kids” bottles pose a danger to children. Its water contains 121 microparticles.
Member of the association, Magali Ringoot adds: “For us, it is a scandal. We are thinking of buying pure water. But it contains plastic. Plastic has no place in bottled water. Additives are subject to industrial secrecy. So we don’t know what chemical cocktail we are exposed to.
Children usually drink from plastic water bottles. Thus, the association encourages parents to redouble their vigilance concerning them.
The water must be “pure”
Still according to the association, “We cannot accept to let the bottled water manufacturers sell water polluted by plastic. But presented as supposedly ‘pure’. In addition, 300 times more expensive than tap water! The state must protect our health and the environment. In priority, that of the children. And this, by ensuring that the food chain is not polluted by plastic.
To conclude its remarks on this subject, the association declares: “We have to get out of disposable plastic as soon as possible. We must start by banning plastic bottles..