The last few weeks have not gone well for Visegrádi mineral water following a report in consumer magazine Interpress that the water contains high amounts of fluoride, which would make it dangerous to children under the age of seven, origo.hu reports. Retailers then proceeded to remove the bottles from their shelves, while Visegrádi maintained that the fluoride levels in their bottled water are at the borderline, and thus do not need to carry a warning level. Visegrádi is not alone, however, as an MTI report via Népszava stated that Interpress found that French hypermarket chain Auchan’s store-brand bottled water contained double the recommended amount of arsenic.
While Visegrádi tried to sue Interpress, their case was thrown out, however, now that an independent lab confirmed that Visegrádi’s fluroride levels do not exceed the 1.5 mg/L safety levels, they are appealing, and Auchan has also launched legal proceedings. Of course, if like us you’re not a mineral water snob, the easiest (and cheapest) way to guarantee that your water is safe is to get it from your kitchen tap.
