Consumer Groups Demand Comprehensive Testing of All Table Water Brands After Aura’s Suspension.
Minister of Water and Energy, Gaston Eloundou Essomba, has provisionally halted the production and sale of bottled table water under the Aura Cameroun brand. The decision, formalized on May 6, 2025, follows the discovery of water deemed unsafe for consumption having been released onto the market.
The National Consumer Network of Cameroon (RNC) has welcomed this “preventive” measure, aligning it with international standards, and is advocating for a broader investigation into all brands of table water in Cameroon to preempt any accusations of bias. The RNC is also urging the Ministries of Commerce, Public Health, and Mines, Industry, and Technological Development to take swift action to better safeguard consumers.
According to the RNC, a significant portion of products marketed as “natural mineral waters” in Cameroon are derived from ultrafiltration or reverse osmosis processes. The organization is raising concerns about potential health risks associated with these waters, which are prevalent in the Cameroonian market.
