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Bottled Water Labels Lack Key Data
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» databoy replied on Thu Jan 6, 2011 @ 12:54pm |
 Coolness: 107040 | by Kelly Zito
That bottled water you're drinking could have come from a faucet the next town over or from a company with a history of bacterial contamination. But you wouldn't know that from the label, according to an environmental group that examined 173 different brands of bottled water on the market. On Wednesday, the Environmental Working Group, a Washington, D.C., advocacy outfit, released its "Bottled Water Scorecard," a rundown of the data displayed - or not - on the containers of one of the nation's most popular retail beverages. The group found that only three water bottles had three key pieces of data - the water's source, how it's purified and the results of any tests for contaminants. The brands were: Gerber Pure Purified Water, Nestle Pure Life Purified Water and Penta Ultra Purified Water. The 170 others lacked at least one of the three pieces of information; but many had none. In contrast, municipal water purveyors must provide data on where their supplies originate, treatment methods and any violations of drinking water standards under federal law. "A lot of people drink bottled water because they don't trust their tap water," said Jane Houlihan, senior vice president for research at the Environmental Working Group. "But municipal utilities are required to be transparent. With bottled water you're completely in the dark." The bottled water industry, however, points out that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration doesn't require such information. "We comply with the letter of federal law," said Tom Lauria, spokesman for the International Bottled Water Association. The Environmental Working Group "is simply overlooking all the information our companies put on sourcing and tests on their websites." Researchers with the advocacy group hope regulators take steps outlined by one arm of the federal government and put in place separately in California. Their call to action has support from the federal government and California. But it is unclear whether that has had much impact. In 2009, the U.S. Government Accountability Office recommended the Food and Drug Administration require bottled water companies to disclose information on sourcing, results of contamination tests and other data to consumers. So far, the agency hasn't taken any action to expand its authority. On Jan. 1, 2009, a California law went into effect requiring bottled water companies to list the water's source and offer a water-quality report through a phone number or website. The Environmental Working Group found, however, that only 24 percent of the bottled water labels they examined from California complied with the law. [ www.commondreams.org ] |
| I'm feeling softkill right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Trey replied on Thu Jan 6, 2011 @ 5:05pm |
 Coolness: 103690 | Until there is a Walkerton outbreak from bottled water, I don't think people will worry. I find it's funny people who buy bottled water such as Dasani and Aquafina. Those brand filtered water from public municipal supplies.
EDIT: I'm not much better though. I drink "eau de source", but use tap water for ice cubes.  |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» MolocH replied on Thu Jan 6, 2011 @ 9:12pm |
 Coolness: 227200 | From what I gather, Water in Montreal's water supply outclasses many bottled water.
I read that from a reputable source. Or Something. I mean, McLeans is not something I trust that much. But still... |
| I'm feeling blood thirsty right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» JojoBizarre replied on Fri Jan 7, 2011 @ 8:23am |
 Coolness: 295900 | problems with montreal's water is not the quality, it's the taste... |
| I'm feeling cool story bro right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» databoy replied on Fri Jan 7, 2011 @ 8:53am |
| Coolness: 107040 | If you leave it out a few hours, the chlorine will evaporate and voila! no nasty taste. |
| I'm feeling softkill right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» JojoBizarre replied on Fri Jan 7, 2011 @ 9:45am |
| Coolness: 295900 | nice trick! |
| I'm feeling cool story bro right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Trey replied on Fri Jan 7, 2011 @ 12:26pm |
| Coolness: 103690 | My cousin had a restaurant on St-Denis. They would have pitcher of iced (filtered tap) water with slices of lime/lemon in it. I should look into those filtered things. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» JojoBizarre replied on Fri Jan 7, 2011 @ 3:27pm |
| Coolness: 295900 | I often put lemon in my water put it just to add the lemon taste |
| I'm feeling cool story bro right now.. | |
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