I read with interest the letter to the editor written by Julio C. Garcia that appeared in the Feb. 5 edition of the Gazette: ‘Company’s practices often disputed.’
While I studiously avoid he said-she said discussions through the editorial pages of local newspapers, Mr. Garcia’s statements require a response.
In his correspondence, Mr. Garcia makes comments about the business practices of NestlĂ© in Michigan and southeast Asia — information gleaned from the Internet that has no basis in reality. A simple enquiry to the State of Michigan, the Government of India or to any other government where these matters allegedly occurred would have confirmed this.
As any qualified educator will warn, the Internet is not a legitimate research source — a fact that seems to have escaped the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, Mr. Garcia and others who have relied on anti-bottled water activist websites as the basis for their understanding about the bottled water industry in Canada.
John Challinor II, director of corporate affairs, Nestle Waters Canada
