NEWS

Statement

Statement about the claims from the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) that from 10 December 2020, mineral waters and soft drinks marketed under the Naturaqua brand labelled "I am a 100% recyclable PET bottle" and "I am 100% recyclable" were likely to have mislead consumers.

We refute the claims from the Hungarian Competition Authority that we have misled consumers with the wording on our labels. We only communicate messages on our packaging that can be substantiated, with any relevant qualifications clearly displayed.

The fact that the bottle is 100% recyclable is also proved by the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme this year in Hungary. To give PET bottles another life, consumers are returning around four to five million bottles a day through 3,000 reverse vending machines installed throughout the country.  This is a result of a joint effort by the system operator MOHU, retailers and manufacturers, which enable Hungarian recycling companies to close the loop on PET packaging circularity.

We are working with the authorities to share the facts of the situation and to resolve the matter quickly.