Overview
- Many stores report empty shelves for weeks or months, with one retailer saying weekly supply fell from about 300 packs to roughly 30.
- The company says its resource is limited and it is spacing deliveries with smaller allocations rather than stopping production.
- A prefectural order restricts withdrawals from the Lacaune spring, with a limit cited at 200 million bottles per year.
- Rising demand, summer heat and scant rainfall have strained the source, and some consumers are stockpiling bottles.
- A pediatrician interviewed on LCI says tap water is suitable for infants, recommending letting it run for about ten seconds before filling a bottle.