Eustice bans foreign mineral waters ...

I know, I’m ashamed!

No-one is asking you to be ashamed- but it is fair enough to say this is baffling.

Witzend I lived in Nigeria for five years. Tap water wasn’t drinkable and even local people only drank it as a last resort.

Our apartment block ran out of water one time when I had been afflicted with a ‘delicate’ stomach, shall we say. Dh had to run up and down to the swimming pool with a bucket to get water to flush the loo.

Llamedos13

I know, I’m ashamed!

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Oh, come off it. You're not really

(Is Canadian tap water not safe to drink?)

That's all well and good - but what's more important is when the ban will come in for importing foreign beers and wines.

Bang goes my celebratory Peroni, or Stella, or Chateau Neuf du Pape, and even Bitburger

Well yes, perhaps medicines will actually be more impactful- as warned in 2026 and since, at the same time as chemicals for water.

This is the sum total of our "Brexit Benefit" is it - the ability to ban imports of foreign water.

The Brexit Brigade have yet to inform us of any single benefit we now have as a result of leaving the EU, nor any suggestion that further benefits may arrive.

It's time to admit that we have been well and truly conned!

railman

That's all well and good - but what's more important is when the ban will come in for importing foreign beers and wines.

Bang goes my celebratory Peroni, or Stella, or Chateau Neuf du Pape, and even Bitburger

Can't even do a booze cruise to Calais to get a load in any more

MaizieD

Sorry, Witzend. I was really thinking of water in Europe.

Would water in, say, Africa still be regarded with suspicion?

Not suspicious, dangerous, drink bottled water only, plenty available even the locals don’t drink tap water.

Kali2

I imagine it won't be long until the French, and then other EU countries, begin to sue the UK for polluting their waters, fish, shellwish, etc- fist France as the Channel is very narrow- the tons of sewage being poured into it will not stop in the middle- depending on currents reaching Spain , Germany, Holland and others quite soon.

Could you explain how someone is going to differentiate between our crap and what is being discharged from these ships laying off Gibraltar?
www.google.co.uk/search?q=images+of+shipping+anchored+of+Gibralta&client=safari&hl=en-gb&sxsrf=AOaemvJ_wP1716-5uy_hk127Ratcd4mVSQ:1635430983103&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=OFsOOnq8N716YM%252CyCrSqcFM5V0_kM%252C_%253BC35wiridYJ2i9M%252Caxgwp560YqemrM%252C_%253BQKLD1jUS_vRJkM%252CmUQpl177NPbb3M%252C_%253B_UrvsWqkV04uEM%252Ca72aOQ5C6TEX9M%252C_%253BSepdyrckY5rBnM%252CM3Q1My8LXBF0XM%252C_%253B9ixrqX0s9QIUqM%252CnTMOg_m1h_fs8M%252C_%253BtOl1L2L4davXlM%252CDzW8yuR03K2KJM%252C_%253BTNupCWTK2CZYPM%252CEddAEgskIwZ45M%252C_%253B2w1UYVUWFbzOxM%252Caxgwp560YqemrM%252C_%253BazyMblaqtisG0M%252CXK1egINAqhEqfM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kTDcdZ0bkGEqmJSyXjBXgpOKhVxHg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjWp7WWp-3zAhXIasAKHQJ9DQ0Q9QF6BAgDEAE#imgrc=LTj31IIpU20KqM&imgdii=i4i2D2WyXboEjM

Plus the Cruise liners, the ferries, private boats. Not going to be an easy task, is it? ?

Agree about the waste in plastic bottles, but Evian water is part of the Nestle empire - will the govt. really upset such a huge international conglomeration ? I’d not object to tap water if I wasn’t drinking chlorine - the taste is so strong even after filtering - and I CAN tell the differencein blind tasting!

Could you explain how someone is going to differentiate between our crap and what is being discharged from these ships laying off Gibraltar?

Curious to know when Gibraltar moved to the English Channel (which is where our sewage is going) ...

Railman, you are looking for a 'Brexit Bonus'? Let's all be patriotic and sing 'Rule Britannia, Britannia stools the waves'.

Zoejory

Kali2

I imagine it won't be long until the French, and then other EU countries, begin to sue the UK for polluting their waters, fish, shellwish, etc- fist France as the Channel is very narrow- the tons of sewage being poured into it will not stop in the middle- depending on currents reaching Spain , Germany, Holland and others quite soon.

Oh for goodness sake, Kali2. Don't you read anything??

The EU has plenty of its own sewage floating around

Here's another link for you. There's plenty more info for you on other European countries if you care to look.

www.surinenglish.com/local/201903/22/inquiry-ramps-into-sewage-20190322100645-v.html

Kali2 - I remember years ago it was said ‘One does not swim in the mediterranean on simply goes through the motions’!

Kali2

No-one is asking you to be ashamed- but it is fair enough to say this is baffling.

I was baffled when my American DIL stayed with me. She only drank bottled water when here, she would get a new bottle from the fridge, drink a little then put it down. When she wanted another drink she got a fresh bottle saying that the water in the original bottle was stale! She went through about eight bottles a day, drove me mad, especially as I was paying for it!

After a day or so, I went round collecting up the used bottles and topping them up with tap water then putting in the fridge. She never noticed that the seal was broken on the bottles so was quite happy. I think it was that she wanted to drink very cold water straight from the fridge rather than that the water tasted stale.

Maremia

Railman, you are looking for a 'Brexit Bonus'? Let's all be patriotic and sing 'Rule Britannia, Britannia stools the waves'.

#TurdReich

Does your water supply come from revrse osmosis? www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/sewage-shames-revealed-uk-pours-25298442

It is said that the Thames is flushed 7 times before it reaches the sea, glad ours comes from the Severn which gets much more diluted with rain in the Welsh hills.

Parts of Surrey were told not to drink the tap water as something had gone wrong in the processing

25Avalon

Has Eustace actually banned EU mineral water? I think not. My understanding is that from January 7th EU companies cannot use their EU accreditation but will have to apply for accreditation from the UK. This is not the same as a ban.

I believe this topic was first raised because political groups were criticising the sewerage system and wanting water authorities to take responsibility for over spills during flooding. It was publicised by saying we would all be drinking filthy river water especially as mineral water was banned. There is plenty of mineral water in this country and EU water is not banned. It was a way of grabbing the headlines. I guess rivers and sewerage is what we should really be discussing.

Worth listing your comments again Avalon ?
As you correctly say, it is not banned....but posters rarely bother to read all the comments and just jump in believing it to be.?
I can’t see why people want to waste hard earned money on bottled water, but if they do, fine, their choice, and when these
EU country ‘bottlers’ have their accreditation from the UK then their products can flow as normal.

Casdon

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I’m so glad I live in Wales, sewage dumping is far less of an issue here - Welsh Water is not for profit and answers to Welsh Government. Not sure how it works for Scotland.

Sadly it's an issue everywhere.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10140667/Beachgoers-North-Wales-warned-human-waste-seeps-sea.html

Did you look at the comparison chart I posted though Scone? Not saying Welsh Water is perfect, just very substantially better than the other companies according to the evidence.

Interesting timing too, it would suit the Mail to post a story about a failure in Wales of course, fits their demographic.

I've never understood why anyone living in this country should buy bottled water.

The only time I've done that is just before a flight when my own tap-water has been confiscated, but now airports usually allow you to take an empty bottle through security and fill it up from a drinking fountain.

I do drink a lot of water, but always tap-water, except for the odd bottle of fizzy water (usually supermarket own brand) that I might occasionally buy for guests.

Casdon I did see the chart you posted and I'm glad it's not so bad in Wales, just sad it happens at all there or anywhere. Agree with you wholeheartedly about the Daily Mail. Agenda and division pointed in all directions.