“This case turns on whether any of Nestlé’s Poland Spring Water sources satisfy the objective spring-water standard of identity,” the motion to certify the class said. “Nestlé represents that they are all ‘springs.’ Plaintiffs contend that each one is merely a groundwater well and that Nestlé strips minerals from all its products. If plaintiffs are right—either that Nestlé collects groundwater or uses demineralizing purification towers—then Poland Spring Water is mislabeled.”
“This case turns on whether any of Nestlé’s Poland Spring Water sources satisfy the objective spring-water standard of identity,” the motion to certify the class said. “Nestlé represents that they are all ‘springs.’ Plaintiffs contend that each one is merely a groundwater well and that Nestlé strips minerals from all its products. If plaintiffs are right—either that Nestlé collects groundwater or uses demineralizing purification towers—then Poland Spring Water is mislabeled.”
